My cousin is a devout capitalist. He's even memorized some quotes so he can pop off something Hayek or von Mises might have said. In fact, based on some of his more recent thoughts, I'm thinking he may even be up to the 1950s and learning some Ayn Rand stuff. These quotes always come in handy for him when he argues that money is more valuable than human life. How is anybody supposed to argue with dead people who are being channeled through someone who knows their quotes?
Anyway, my cousin has done quite well for himself, and he is barely more than half my age! I asked him what his secret was for his success at such a young age, and this is what he told me:
