"Each of us, Leonard Read said, must become candles of liberty in the darkness of collectivist ideas. The brighter we each shine through our understanding and ability to articulate the meaning of freedom, the more we will be beacons that can attract others."

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Source : Robert D. Mcteer, Jr., Richard M. Ebeling, Paul Hollander, John Stelle Gordon, J. Kenneth Balckwell (2005). “The Conditions of Free Market Capitalism”

Richard Ebeling

#Ideas Quotes #Shining Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“The moment that he begins to walk along it, the warrior of the light recognizes the path.”
“The past is history. The future is a mystery. The present is a gift.”
“If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.”
“I could announce one morning that the world was going to blow up in three hours and people would be calling in about my hair!”
“Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.”

Source : Jack London (2015). “Jack London on Adventure: Words of Wisdom from an Expert Adventurer”, p.6, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“A man in the jungle at night, as someone said, may suppose a hyena's growl to be a lion's; but when he hears the lion's growl, he knows damn well it's a lion.”

Source : Sheldon Vanauken (2011). “A Severe Mercy”, p.17, Harper Collins
“I am in a very peculiar business: I travel all over the world telling people what they should already know.”
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”

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