I think the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. The one thing that ‘s missing but that will soon be developed is a reliable e-cash.

– Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, 1999

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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

Adam Smith (1723-1790) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, II, IV, 8

The knowledge of the world is to be found in the world,  and not in a closet.

Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) Letters to His Son [Oct. 4, 1746]

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) from BOSWELL's Life of Johnson [1775]

To furnish means of acquiring knowledge is … the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) Report on the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution