In Order That One Industry Might Grow

Everywhere The Means Is Erected Into The End, And The End Itself Is Forgotten.

The Vital Consideration Of Incentives Is Almost Systematically Overlooked In The Proposals Of Agitators For More And Bigger Government Welfare Schemes. We Should All Be Concerned About The Plight Of The Poor And Unfortunate. But The Hard Two-part Question That Any Plan For Relieving Poverty Must Answer Is: How Can We Mitigate The Penalties Of Failure And Misfortune Without Undermining The Incentives To Effort And Success.

The Army Of Relief And Other Subsidy Recipients Will Continue To Grow, And The Solvency Of The Government Will Become Increasingly Un Tenable, As Long As Part Of The Population Can Vote To Force The Other Part To Support It.

The Ideas Which Now Pass For Brilliant Innovations And Advances Are In Fact Mere Revivals Of Ancient Errors, And A Further Proof Of The Dictum That Those Who Are Ignorant Of The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It.

The Essential Function Of The State Is To Maintain Peace, Justice, Law, And Order, And To Protect The Individual Citizen Against Aggression, Violence, Theft, And Fraud.