The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.
In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.
The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
In economics, the majority is always wrong.