Notable Quote

"Modern government is a black hole for gratuitous goods. It does not operate gratuitously, but in all its activities is deeply interested in its own survival and flourishing. The main beneficiaries of the state are its own servants, especially its bureaucratic and political leadership, whereas it systematically destroys the true sources of gratuitous goods: families, friendship, private associations, businesses, and the market process."

Hülsmann, Jörg Guido event 2024

From Abundance, Generosity, and the State (p. 395)

Context: From the conclusion — on why the state cannot be a genuine source of generosity and instead crowds out its real foundations