To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be... controlled in everything.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Economic control leads to control over all aspects of life.
- In plain terms
- Controlling money controls everything else.
- What can you take from it?
- Economic freedom is foundational to total freedom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you have freedom without economic freedom?
- Where does control end?
Another view
Some argue economic control can enable social welfare.
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