Great Quote from Libertarian Nation

This quote comes from page 25 of Libertarian Nation, The Call for a New Agenda , by James Walsh:

"Fashionable political philosophers complain that people who live in advanced economies focus too much on selfish interests. But the self ownership at the foundation of rational social interaction (and advanced economies) isn't the same thing as selfishness.

In fact, cooperation--or altruism or any selfless act--only has meaning if the person chooses it voluntarily, from a position of self ownership. Slaves can't cooperate or volunteer."

To me, this is one of the most rational explanations of the benefits of capitalism I have ever encountered.

.... and why the government is wicked!

This is what Rush Limbaugh means when he talks about the difference between selfishness and having a legitimate self interest.

This concept is completely foreign to elitists, statists, and all manner of tyrants.

That is why I am praying for the good health of the five conservative Supreme Court justices. If Obama gets to replace one of the conservative justices .... you can just about stick a fork in the good old U. S. of A. folks. The redistribution plan will go on despite any re-taking of the House or Senate in 2010.