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The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

- Mark Skousen
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Lawmakers who interfere with commerce and the normal creation of jobs in an economy run the risk of doing harm rather than good. Unintended consequences from regulating or legislating to achieve a goal can occur and cause havoc in the markets or an economy.

The U.S. Constitution was meant to be universal, not just something that only America would observe. The principle of defending liberty for all people ideally should apply everywhere in the world.

If you subscribe to any online service, whether it be AOL, Google, Yahoo, or the Huffington Post, have you noticed that you are forced to watch a seemingly endless ad before the video story appears about a news item that caught your eye? AOL and the Huffington Post are especially annoying.

If you subscribe to any online service, whether it be AOL, Google, Yahoo, or the Huffington Post, have you noticed that you are forced to watch a seemingly endless ad before the video story appears about a news item that caught your eye? AOL and the Huffington Post are especially annoying.

Market capitalism survived and prospered after the boom-bust industrial revolution of the 19th century, and the Great Depression and world wars of the 20th century. It will recover from the financial panic of 2008-09 and Obamanomics.

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

I have on my bookshelf a series of books with opposite titles: 'The Alpha Strategy' and the 'Omega Strategy'; 'Asia Rising' and 'Asia Falling'; 'Free to Choose' and 'Free to Lose'; 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' and 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.' Visitors love the collection.

The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known as the 'user pay' principle. Every effort should be made to link the payment of taxes or fees to the cost associated with the government service.

In the early 1980s, I burned my Social Security card at the New Orleans Investment Conference in protest of the state pension system.

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The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.