Faustino Ballve Quotes & Sayings

It is impossible to find a single example of a monopoly that has ever existed without official protection. — Faustino Ballve

Nothing has value in itself. The consumer confers value on it by seeking to acquire it. Hence, the value of a thing is never objective, but always subjective. — Faustino Ballve

The excellence of metallic money in free circulation consists in the fact that it renders impossible the abuse of the power of the government to dispose of the possessions of its citizens by means of its monetary policy and thus serves as the solid foundation of economic liberty within each country and of free trade between one country and another. — Faustino Ballve

Free trade or the free market means the sovereignty of the consumer. — Faustino Ballve

Individual guarantees stated in writing in the constitution are of no use to a nation if it is not the people, but a third party, whether government or trade-union, that fixes prices and wages — Faustino Ballve

As the consumer is the public general, without distinction of rank or fortune, the free market is the most obvious expression of the sovereignty of the people and the best guarantee of democracy. — Faustino Ballve