“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”

John Kenneth Galbraith

“They are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them.”

Edward Snowden

“You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.”

P. J. O’Rourke

“In the end, one or the other will triumph – a funeral dirge will be sung over the Soviet republic or over world capitalism.”

Vladimir Lenin

Source: The Burning Platform