Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending.

The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Inherited wealth, that is not what America is based upon.

My dad had always bought and sold gold and other stuff. In '81, he went broke because of real estate, so he moved us to Vegas and opened a small second-hand store. We always wanted a pawn license because there's a lot more money in that.

I like owning dirt. You know, I spent a lot of time broke when I moved to California. So deep in my soul is still this idea of being unemployed. To me, owning land means you could sell it at some point and have money.

Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a 'government'; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will.