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"Go into the London Stock Exchange ... and you will see representatives from all nations gathered together for the utility of men. Here Jew, Mohammedan and Christian deal with each other as though they were all of the same faith..." - Voltaire.

Economic liberty, liberty, is the best antidote to tribalism and bigotry of all sorts. Voltaire reminds us that has been understood for a long time.

In 1800, 43% of children died before their fifth birthday. Today, less than 4% do.

Warren Buffett said because of the "negative drumbeat" of politics, "many Americans now believe their children will not live as well as they themselves do. That view is dead wrong: The babies being born in America today are the luckiest crop in history."

Six out of the ten worst famines of the 20th century happened because of central planning.

“Most African nations took the socialist route after independence... Socialism, the antithesis of capitalism, was advocated as the only road to Africa’s prosperity… and in its wake followed economic atrophy, repression and dictatorship.”

1 in 6 people would raise taxes on the rich even if they knew it would also hurt the poor to do so. Why? Envy.

"Since 1970, the US has slashed its emissions of five air pollutants by almost two-thirds. Over the same period, the population grew by more than 40 percent, and those people drove twice as many miles and became two and a half times richer."- @sapinker

John Stuart Mill summarized in 1828: "I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage." It's cool to be gloomy.

John Stuart Mill summarized in 1828: "I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage." It's cool to be gloomy.