“..the real world's all we've got. Believers in the supernatural claim to have special wisdom about the world. But real wisdom means knowing truth from falsehood, knowing the difference between evidence and wishful thinking. Yes, the real world is mysterious and sometimes frightening. But would the supernatural make it better? The real world has beauty, poetry, love and the joy of honest discovery. Isn't that enough?” ThinkingWorldMeanRealSometimesEnoughJoyDifferencesKnowingSpecialHonestEvidenceDiscoveryClaimsBelieverMysteriousReal WorldFrighteningFalsehoodLove PoetryWishful ThinkingReal WisdomBeauty Poetry Author:John Stossel
“Liberalism had come to mean spending more on everything-speech police, failed poverty programs that reward dependence, a bigger nanny state telling us we cannot eat fatty foods, workplace roles that stifle opportunity, and absurd environmental regulations.” MeanStatesOpportunityPovertyRolesSpeechProgramBiggerPoliceRewardsEnvironmentalSpendingAbsurdLiberalismRegulationDependenceWorkplaceNanniesFatty Author:John Stossel
“What happened under communism - and increasingly, is happening in America, as Joseph Sobran put it: 'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.'” NeedsMeanAmericaCompassionHappenedPoliticianHappeningsGreedCommunismTransfersWanting Someone Author:John Stossel
“Good government has to mean less government.” MeanGovernment Book:No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed Source: No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed
