I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement. The nation became poorer and poorer. And that's what I see happening here. -- Thomas Peterffy (1941-), a self-financed political ad October 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnX7TNFIELg&feature=player_embedded
The Socialist says we have too many capitalists. I say we have too few. The scattering of capital among a great many will solve the problem. --G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) _As I Was Saying: A Chesterton Reader_ [1985], Chapter 17
All socialism involves slavery. What is essential to the idea of a slave? We primarily think of him as one who is owned by another. To be more than nominal, however, the ownership must be shown by control of the slave’s actions—a control which is habitually for the benefit of the controller. That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labours under coercion to satisfy another’s desires. -Herbert Spencer (1820-1902), "The Coming Slavery", _The Contemporary Review_, April 1884, reprinted in his book _Man Versus the State_ (1884) https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/all-socialism-involves-slavery
The main characteristic of collectivism is that it does not take notice of the individual’s will and moral self-determination. In the light of its philosophy the individual is born into a collective and it is “natural” and proper for him to behave as members of this collective are expected to behave. Expected by whom? Of course, by those individuals to whom…the task of determining the collective will and directing the actions of the collective has been entrusted. --Ludwig Von Mises (1881-1973), _The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science_ cited in _The Quotable Mises_
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