The thought of how far the human race would have advanced without government simply staggers the imagination.

There's no doubt in my mind that we'll have a mania in gold. And because the gold and especially silver markets are so tiny, the rush into them will be like trying to push the contents of Hoover Dam through a garden hose. Our positions will go absolutely ballistic.

Do all that you say you are going to do and don't aggress against other people or their property. That's the whole of the law. I can live with a law like that.

Global warming hysterics generally have limited scientific knowledge, and of geology and meteorology in particular. Their belief is not science it's more akin to religion. The main epicenter of hysteria is not the scientific community but seems to be Hollywood.

Throughout history government has served as a vehicle for the organization of hatred and oppression, benefiting no one except those who are ambitious and ruthless enough to gain control of it.

Today most funding for science comes through government. That means that you have to be known to be sympathetic to conclusions that are acceptable to the political classes.