Introduction to Hoppe's main work

[Bilge_Rat]

"It has been said that capitalism is the worst form of economy except all the others which have been tried"

-Bilge Rat with apologies to a great englishman.

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Oh these never changing reflexes.

Now think that through. The last part of that sentence ("except the others...") often is mistaken by people to be a defence of democracy by relativising the criticism of the first part. But it isn't.

What Churchill did by these words, was this: slamming ALL forms of governments by declaring them all as unsuitable.

No, I think he was addressing those doubting Nancies who find fault with everything regardless of quality or improvement over all previous methods. It's pure English sarcasm and understatement delivered by a master of the art.