The Stock Exchange Is A Poor Substitute

Situations Emerge In The Process Of Creative Destruction In Which Many Firms May Have To Perish That Nevertheless Would Be Able To Live On Vigorously And Usefully If They Could Weather A Particular Storm.

Politicians Are Like Bad Horsemen Who Are So Preoccupied With Staying In The Saddle That They Can't Bother About Where They're Going.

Nothing Is So Treacherous As The Obvious.

The Capitalist Engine Is First And Last An Engine Of Mass Production Which Unavoidably Also Means Production For The Masses. . . . It Is The Cheap Cloth, The Cheap Cotton And Rayon Fabric, Boots, Motorcars And So On That Are The Typical Achievements Of Capitalist Production, And Not As A Rule Improvements That Would Mean Much To The Rich Man. Queen Elizabeth Owned Silk Stockings. The Capitalist Achievement Does Not Typically Consist In Providing More Silk Stockings For Queens But In Bringing Them Within Reach Of Factory Girls.

We Always Plan Too Much And Always Think Too Little.