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The Tom Woods Show

Ep. 154 Why Humanitarian Action Fails

The Tom Woods Show

Tom Woods

Politics, Economics, Libertarian, Government, News

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2014

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Chris Coyne discusses his new book Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system.

0:09.9

In a world of conventional confusion, there will be time for them to make profits.

0:14.9

Now's not that time.

0:16.4

Daddy, what do taxes pay for?

0:18.3

Why everything?

0:19.7

Policemen, trees, sunshine.

0:21.9

Let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working, God bless them.

0:25.9

Don't be afraid.

0:26.7

I'll be afraid.

0:28.3

Prepare to unshackle your mind.

0:31.2

An idea who his time has come cannot be stopped by any army or any government.

0:36.9

Your professor has arrived.

0:41.0

Tom Woods.

0:46.8

Beware, citizen, you are now departing from the world of allowable opinion.

0:51.9

The Tom Woods Show. Welcome, everybody. It's Friday, May 9th,

0:58.3

2014. I'm on my way to Utah today for that event I've been telling you guys about,

1:04.3

but I will not leave you orphans. We have a program today for you, and it's a great one.

1:12.9

You know, it's just wonderful to me that I get a chance to speak to so many authors writing so many interesting books, and that so many

1:18.5

of these interesting books are written in our tradition. The libertarian tradition, the Austrian

1:24.1

tradition, there's so much of this going on that I can't possibly feature everybody.

1:29.5

What a difference 30, 40 years make. It was a lonely, lonely time all those years ago. We have much to be thankful for.

1:38.6

But by the way, before I forget, as long as I'm mentioning events, don't forget I'm going to be speaking in Boston on June 2nd and in St. Paul,

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