“The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.”
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Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.
Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?
