Prosperity

A higher standard of living also brings about a higher standard of culture and civilization.

Economic Policy, p. 89

Government cannot make man richer, but it can make him poorer.

A Critique of Interventionism, p. 23

The very existence of a comparatively great number of invalids is, however paradoxical, a characteristic mark of civilization and material well-being. Provision for those invalids who lack mean of sustenance and are not taken care of by their next of kin has long been considered a work of charity.

Human Action, p. 833; p. 837