"Knowledge is power" - Francis Bacon
"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives: - James Madison
"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed:" Ayn Rand - (1905-1982) Author - Source: Atlas Shrugged, Francisco's "Money Speech"What's really interesting about these statements is the fact being informed is key to being free while being ignorant is key to being a serf no matter what philosophy one may admit to.
"As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents." - George Orwell
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