Serving Donor Intentions: Epigraph?

"None are so busy as the fool and knave. "

John Dryden, The Medal, 1682
English dramatist & poet (1631 - 1700)

We aim to be selfish, and from such selfishness all good things arise, as Hayek proved. No less paradoxical is altruism. We aim to be kind, but do endless harm by making others dependent on our largess, as Charles Murray has shown.  Thus, I conclude (trying out as a Think Tank Thinker) that we would all do better to lower our taxes and abandon the poor. 

The Rich Knave says, "I am a selfish bastard and a credit to the human race." The Lean and Hungry Knave, hoping to enrich himself says, "Yes sir, your selfishness is a wonderful thing, and I can prove it, Sir, to the satisfaction of the Foolish Voters, but I need a generous grant." (More here on how to invest in Hudson Institute.)

Comments

[P.I. Tchitchikoff]

My paraphrase of something T.V.said.

With Murray, as with any movment pundit, citing sources and offering data that disprove the assertions made in the body of the message is a point of pride. So is making a case so counterintuitive that it becomes risible the further you go into it. It's a form of bullying.

[phil cubeta]

"Chase the cape," as they say. Meanwhile, taxes are cut, the needy are worse off, and the rich have plenty of money to influence the political process.