John James Cowperthwaite - I largely agree with those that hold that Government should not in general

I largely agree with those that hold that Government should not in general interfere with the course of the economy merely on the strength of its own commercial judgment. If we cannot rely on the judgment of individual businessmen, taking their own risks, we have no future anyway.

- John James Cowperthwaite

source: Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (p. 215), March 24, 1966.

topic: Government, Risk, Judgment