There are only two ways of telling the complete truth — anonymously and posthumously. - Thomas Sowell

Both history and contemporary data show that countries prosper more when there are stable and dependable rules, under which people can make investments without having to fear unpredictable new government interventions before these investments can pay off.

The costs of achieving justice matter. Another way of saying the same thing is that “justice at all costs” is not justice. What, after all, is an injustice but the arbitrary imposition of a cost — whether economic, psychic, or other — on an innocent person? And if correcting this injustice imposes another arbitrary cost on another innocent person, is that not also an injustice?

The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.