We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly. Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910)
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
In America, any boy may become president and I suppose that’s …
In America, any boy may become president and I suppose that’s just one of the risks he takes. Adlai Stevenson
American Diplomat, 1900-1965 (One of various phrasings)
If I think, I value. Ayn Rand (1905-1982)…
If I think, I value.
Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
If you’re not very clever you should be conciliatory. Benjamin Disraeli …
If you’re not very clever you should be conciliatory.
Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Minister (1874-1880), author, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1804-1881
Envy so often motivates the Left in its quest for redistribution. The …
Envy so often motivates the Left in its quest for redistribution. The economy is not a zero-sum game, and the wealth of a Bill Gates or a Michael Jordan does not take anything away from me. Indeed, the wealth of others enhances my life. Without the generosity of the rich, directly or through the foundations they have established, many of us who prefer life on a university faculty or at a think tank would have had quite different and less satisfying careers. Robert H. Bork
National Review, January 23, 1995
There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are …
There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of magistrates. Montesquieu
French philosopher, (1689-1755)
There are many farm handouts; but let’s call them what they …
There are many farm handouts; but let’s call them what they really are: a form of legalized theft. Essentially, a congressman tells his farm constituency, ‘Vote for me. I’ll use my office to take another American’s money and give it to you.’ Dr. Walter E. Williams
economist and syndicated columnist
The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no …
The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. Alan Greenspan
The mindset of legislating for the betterment of society guarantees the growth …
The mindset of legislating for the betterment of society guarantees the growth of the beast. … Politicians see government as a solution but the people see government as part of the problem. Beastly bureaucracy is born out of good intentions married to poor solutions. Only when politicians realize what constituents already know will the true problem even be addressed much less solved. More government always translates into less freedom. R. Lee Wrights
May 18, 2003
I mean, this is a glorious day for America. Samuel Adams To …
I mean, this is a glorious day for America.
Samuel Adams
To John Hancock April 19, 1775 at the battles of Concord and Lexington.