If The Natural Tendencies Of Mankind Are

In War, The Stronger Overcomes The Weaker. In Business, The Stronger Imparts Strength To The Weaker.

When Under The Pretext Of Fraternity, The Legal Code Imposes Mutual Sacrifices On The Citizens, Human Nature Is Not Thereby Abrogated. Everyone Will Then Direct His Efforts Toward Contributing Little To, And Taking Much From, The Common Fund Of Sacrifices. Now, Is It The Most Unfortunate Who Gains From This Struggle? Certainly Not, But Rather The Most Influential And Calculating.

Either Fraternity Is Spontaneous, Or It Does Not Exist. To Decree It Is To Annihilate It. The Law Can Indeed Force Men To Remain Just; In Vain Would It Try To Force Them To Be Self-sacrificing.

The Mission Of The Law Is Not To Oppress Persons And Plunder Them Of Their Property, Even Though The Law May Be Acting In A Philanthropic Spirit. Its Purpose Is To Protect Persons And Property.... If You Exceed This Proper Limit -- If You Attempt To Make The Law Religious, Fraternal, Equalizing, Philanthropic, Industrial, Or Artistic -- You Will Then Be Lost In Uncharted Territory, In Vagueness And Uncertainty, In A Forced Utopia Or, Even Worse, In A Multitude Of Utopias, Each Striving To Seize The Law And Impose It On You.

Treat All Economic Questions From The Viewpoint Of The Consumer, For The Interests Of The Consumer Are The Interests Of The Human Race.