That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one.

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.

What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.

There are only three ways by which any individual can get wealth — by work, by gift or by theft. And, clearly, the reason why the workers get so little is that the beggars and thieves get so much.

There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.

Laissez faire (in its full true meaning) opens the way to the realization of the noble dreams of socialism.

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.

There can be to the ownership of anything no rightful title which is not derived from the title of the producer and does not rest upon the natural right of the man to himself.

There are people into whose heads it never enters to conceive of any better state of society than that which now exists.

God's given me a fierce passion for teaching girl's my age and younger, maybe even older, about purity, and the fact that it is not a physical thing but in fact that of the heart.

If someone offer you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it.

I understand that being optimistic in this age is challenging, but I am optimistic nonetheless.

Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of gift-giving can be extraordinarily challenging.

One difference between a conviction and a prejudice is that a conviction can be explained without getting angry.

Why must all of the operations in life be performed without an anesthetic?

There's one thing I always wanted to do before I quit... Retire!

We must do better or perish as the nation we know today.

We Logans don't have much to do with white folks. You know why? 'Cause white folks mean trouble.

To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.