Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.
There is only one social system that reflects the sovereignty of the individual: the free-market, or capitalist, system.
At Union Securities, I threw myself into my work with the discipline and commitment that I had always demonstrated in employment and only rarely displayed in school. Years later, I would come to appreciate, abstractly, the importance of productive activity to the mind and soul of both an individual and a nation.
Trading demands total concentration and the ability to do several things at once while instantly recalling trading prices from the day, or week, before.
The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.
Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.
