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Garet Garrett was an American journalist and author renowned for his political commentary and economic analysis. Born in February 19, 1878, and passing away on November 6, 1954, Garrett's career spanned several decades, during which he made significant contributions to the understanding of economic and political issues of his era.

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Famous Garet Garrett Quotes

“No government can provide social security. It is not in the nature of government to be able to provide anything. Government itself is not self-supporting. It lives by taxation. Therefore, since it cannot provide for itself but by taking toll of what the people produce, how can it provide social security for the people?”

People Self Government Able Social Security Produce Live By Social Security Taxation Tolls

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“There is a long history of monetary experience. It tells us that government is at heart a counterfeiter and therefore cannot be trusted to control money, and that this is true of both autocratic and popular government.”

Heart Long Government Trusted Monetary

Author:Garet Garrett

“If people cannot limit government they will not for long be free.”

People Ifs Long Government Limits

Book:Insatiable Government

Source: Insatiable Government

“There is in government a living impulse to extend itself indefinitely; and there is in freedom a necessity to resist that impulse.”

Government Impulse

Book:Insatiable Government

Source: Insatiable Government

“Government is the natural enemy of freedom.”

Government Natural Enemy Natural Enemies

Book:Insatiable Government

Source: Insatiable Government

“Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand, there is mortal enmity.”

People Knows Hands Government Choices Republican Vote Mortals Empires Representatives Limited Government Enmity

Author:Garet Garrett

“The spectacle of a great, solvent government paying a fictitious price for gold it did not want and did not need and doing it on purpose to debase the value of its own paper currency was one to astonish the world.”

World Want Needs Government Purpose Values Paper Gold Currency

Book:The Revolution was

Source: The Revolution was

“If the great Government of the United States were a private corporation no bank would take its name on a piece of paper, because it has cynically repudiated the words engraved upon its bonds.”

Ifs States Government Names United United States Pieces Paper Corporations Ties Engraved

Book:The People's Pottage

Source: The People's Pottage

“Formerly government was the responsibility of people; now people were the responsibility of government.”

People Government Responsibility

Book:The People's Pottage

Source: The People's Pottage

About the Author

Born: February 19, 1878
Died: November 6, 1954
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 29

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