"If you destroy a free market you..." - Quote by Winston Churchill
If you destroy a free market you create a black market.
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“If a business is to be considered a continuous process, instead of a series of disjointed stop-and-go events, then the economic universe in which a business operates-and all the major events within it-must have rhyme, rhythm, or reason.”
“Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently.”
“If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it.”
More on Market
“Do you know, Considering the market, there are more Poems produced than any other thing? No wonder poets sometimes have to seem So much more businesslike than businessmen. Their wares are so much harder to get rid of.”
“Anyone wanting a new house picks one from among those built on speculation or still in process of construction. The builder no longer works for his customers but for the market.”
“I am telling folks that the Country as a whole is "Sound," and that all those who's heads are solid are bound to get back into the market again. I tell 'em that this Country is bigger than Wall Street, and if they don't believe it, I show 'em the map.”