The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotations. Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister (1874-1880), author, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1804-1881
Monthly Archives: January 2026
I’m pro-growth. If that means enterprise zones, I’m supportive, …
I’m pro-growth. If that means enterprise zones, I’m supportive, and if it means increasing the earned income tax credit as a way of enabling people to get off the welfare treadmill, I would be for it. That’s really the guiding compass: How do you let people develop their talents with a minimum of interference? Steve Forbes
Reason, May 1991
There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the …
There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. Will Rogers
Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long …
Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn’t it? Rand Al’Thor
Wheel Of Time
The American people endorse this basic approach: They want to fix what’…
The American people endorse this basic approach: They want to fix what’s broken, but they don’t want to destroy the system and rebuild it in the image of the Post Office. That’s where they disagree with the Clinton Administration and its Congressional allies. That is the great lesson of the current health care debate. Phil Gramm
Phil Gramm, USA Today, May 18, 1994
He warned the nation against weakening the sturdiness of our national character …
He warned the nation against weakening ‘the sturdiness of our national character’ through ‘paternal care on the part of the government.’ Grover Cleveland
United States President , 1884 [22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States] (1837-1908)
There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are …
There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. Ronald Wilson Reagan
President , address to the University of South Carolina, Columbia (September 20, 1983)
Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. …
Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness. James Wilson
Yes, every bit of saved energyNby insulating homes, driving lessNhelps. But we …
Yes, every bit of saved energyNby insulating homes, driving lessNhelps. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves that individual eco-conscious behavior can prevent dangerous global warming.E Newsweek
April 14, 2008