The fundamental principle of human action, the law, that is to political economy what the law of gravitation is to physics is that men seek to gratify their desires with the least exertion

Quote by Henry George

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How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?

How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it...

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it...

There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.

There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal...

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise...

The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the...

The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the...

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.

How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right...

How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right...

That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really...

That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really...

The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive; its organization...

The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive; its organization...

The man who gives me employment, which I must have or suffer, that man is...

The man who gives me employment, which I must have or suffer, that man is...

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of...

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of...

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in...

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in...

Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes.

Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes.

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever...

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always...

It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...