"Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Even the sanction of political authority is not necessary for its existence. Certain commodities came to be money quite naturally, as the result of economic relationships that were independent of the power of the state."

-- Carl Menger

#Independent Quotes #Political Quotes #Commodity Quotes

“Simplicity is the whole secret of well-being.”

Source : Peter Matthiessen (2008). “The Snow Leopard”, p.135, Penguin
“In proportion as you give the state power to do things for you, you give it power to do things to you.”
“My songs are like Bic razors. For fun, for modern consumption. You listen to it, like it, discard it, then on to the next. Disposable pop.”
“Yeah, there were a few years in the early nineties where I really began to hate what was valued as funny and just sort of what was valued in stand-up, period.”
“A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man sickens.”
“I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.”
“Beautiful thoughts build a beautiful soul. ...There's always something beautiful to be experienced wherever you are.”
“While prosperity is in some ways related to money, it is not caused by money.”

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