Book Excerpts

Excerpts from books compiled by Scott Ott.

[Excerpts] Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman

[Excerpts] Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman

I read Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom a couple of months ago, and opened the file again today after watching Bill Whittle’s Afterburner segment on PJTV. Go watch Whittle’s “We Are Iron Men,” then enjoy the following excerpts. But don’t settle for this taste…get the entire feast. Buy the book.
(Note: Where Friedman uses the [...]

[Excerpts] Your American Yardstick, by Hamilton A. Long

[Excerpts] Your American Yardstick, by Hamilton A. Long

Though now out of print, Hamilton Long’s 1963 primer on the Constitution and the traditional American philosophy provides powerful medicine in our times. I bought this time-tinted tome at a Goodwill store, where it had languished in dignified silence amidst the prattle of a hundred romance novels.
Below you’ll find a collection of quotes, mostly [...]