Funky Dung
Ales Rarus
random thought of the moment:
Freedom, as people enjoyed it in the democratic countries of Western civilization in the years of the old liberalism’s triumph, was not a product of constitutions, bills of rights, laws, and statutes. Those documents aimed only at safeguarding liberty and freedom, firmly established by the operation of the market economy, against encroachments on the part of officeholders. No government and no civil law can guarantee and bring about freedom otherwise than by supporting and defending the fundamental institutions of the market economy. Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty. Government is a guarantor of liberty and is compatible with liberty only if its range is adequately restricted to the preservation of economic freedom. Where there is no market economy, the best-intentioned provisions of constitutions and laws remain a dead letter.
— , Human Action [1949]
Been Busy
April 26th, 2006 by Funky Dung
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Comments 2
Are you kidding? Fewer substantial posts means less to read for we time-pressed readers, too! It also means less chance of getting involved in a time-consuming debate in the comment section.
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 at 4:17 pm ¶If any of my guest bloggers would like to step up and produce thoughtful content, I would be ever so grateful.
Would thoughtless content be an acceptable alternative?
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 at 11:08 pm ¶Post a Comment