The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, “See if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk”.
Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves and far more for others than politicians spending money they didn’t have to work to earn.
When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you’re automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.
In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?
The government’s War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.
A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.
Government is force, pure and simple. There’s no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society – people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.
Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence. Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.
A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot – because the first leads inevitably to the second.
The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.
Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.
It’s important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.
Social Security is a fraudulent scheme in which the government collect money from you for your retirement – and immediately spend the money on something else.
Get your money out of the country before your country gets your money out of you.