Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2014-05-03 May 2, 2014Although gold and silver are not by nature money, money is by nature gold and silver.~ Karl MarxGovernments lie; bankers lie; even auditors sometimes lie: gold tells the truth.~ Lord Rees MoggGold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves.~ Norm Franz May 1, 2014The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.~ Joan RobinsonOur whole system of banks is a violation of every honest principle of banks. There is no honest bank but a bank of deposit. A bank that issues paper at interest is a pickpocket or a robber. But the delusion will have its course. ... An aristocracy is growing out of them that will be as fatal as the feudal barons if unchecked in time.~ John AdamsAs a rule, panics do not destroy capital; they merely reveal the extent to which it has been destroyed by its betrayal into hopelessly unproductive works.~ John Mills Apr 30, 2014Anyone who believes in indefinite growth in anything physical, on a physically finite planet, is either mad or an economist.~ Kenneth BouldingEnjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.~ Lucius Annaeus SenecaThere is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final or total catastrophe of the currency system involved.~ Ludwig von Mises Apr 29, 2014The Rules for Liberty 1) Don’t hurt people: Free people just want to be left alone, not hassled or harmed by someone else with an agenda or designs over their life and property. 2) Don’t take people’s stuff: America’s founders fought to ensure property rights and our individual right to the fruits of our labors. 3) Take responsibility: Liberty takes responsibility. Don’t sit around waiting for someone else to solve your problems. 4) Work for it: For every action there is an equal reaction. Work hard and you’ll be rewarded. 5) Mind your own business: Free people live and let live. 6) Fight the power: Thanks to the Internet and the decentralization of knowledge, there are more opportunities than ever to take a stand against corrupt authority.~ Matt Kibbe Apr 28, 2014That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.~ Aldous HuxleyOnly the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity.~ Marshall McLuhanPrejudices are what fools use for reason.~ Voltaire Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print