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Steve Forbes is an American publisher, editor-in-chief, and businessman. He serves as the chairman and CEO of Forbes Media, the publisher of Forbes magazine. Born on July 18, 1947, Forbes has been a key figure in the media industry for over four decades, known for his entrepreneurial spirit and leadership in the business world.

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“Duarte is a moderate when it comes to civilian control of the military and curbing death squads. On economics, the man is almost a Marxist.”

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“Contrary to the cliche', genuinely nice guys most often finish first or very near it.”

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“As more money flowed through Washington and as Washington's power to regulate our lives grew, opportunities and temptations for graft, influence peddling and cutting corners grew exponentially. Power breeds corruption.”

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“Mr. Greenspan did a very good job in the early 1990's. But recently he's fallen prey to this crazy theory that prosperity causes inflation. So they're trying to slow the economy down by raising interest rates. It's like a doctor saying you're in great health, so we have to make you sick a little bit. It's a bizarre theory. It's going to hurt our economy.”

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“Start by scrapping the tax code. Don't fiddle with it. Junk it. Throw it out. Bury it. Replace it with a pro-growth, pro-family tax cut that lowers tax rates to 17% across the board and expands exemptions for individuals and children so that a family of four would pay no taxes on the first $36,000 of income.”

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“The tax code is a monstrosity and there's only one thing to do with it. Scrap it, kill it, drive a stake through its heart, bury it and hope it never rises again to terrorize the American people.”

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“A promise made should be a promise kept.”

Should Made Promise

Book:A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

Source: A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

“And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.”

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“If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.”

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“Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China.”

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“There's plenty of juice to keep this economy going.”

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“The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao.”

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“The real cure for what ails our health care system today is less government and more freedom.”

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“We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values”

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“You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion”

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“It can't help but knock things down.”

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“You make more money selling advice than following it. It's one of the things we count on in the magazine business -- along with the short memory of our readers.”

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“The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.”

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“The Declaration of Independence, the words that launched our nation -- 1,300 words. The Bible, the word of God -- 773,000 words. The Tax Code, the words of politicians -- 7,000,000 words -- and growing!”

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“Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business”

Important Investment Brands

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“The flat tax would be so simple, you could fill it out on a post card. A post card that would say, in effect, having a wonderful time; glad most of my money is here.”

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“The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally.”

Source: A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

“What you do as president has consequences.”

President Consequence

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“One thing on psychology, which we've always known, is that every investor says they're long-term - and they are until the market takes a hit.”

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“Obviously, things can get derailed, particularly if, which looks more and more likely, you get a blow-up between Israel and Iran. I think that's a very real probability now. But barring some real blow-up, the U.S. economy will grow, after a slow first quarter, about 3, 3.5 percent this year, far better than it was in 2011.”

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“Over time, there's a very close correlation between what happens to the dollar and what happens to the price of oil. When the dollar gets week, the price of oil, which, as you know, and other commodities are denominated in dollars, they go up. We saw it in the '70s, when the dollar was savagely weakened.”

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“People are not going to reelect Barack Obama. But will the new president govern as a real conservative? We're going to have to apply the heat to make sure.”

People Real President Conservative Barack Heat

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“There's no human censorship at kiosks.”

Humans Censorship

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“The most laughable White House criticism is that tax cuts are a 'free lunch.' The American people's work created that money. Only in Washington could there be a belief that letting people keep more of what they create is a giveaway.”

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“The words, 'penalty,' 'restrict' and 'violate' appeared more times in President Clinton's health care reform bill than in his crime bill.”

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“There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.”

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Book:A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

Source: A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

“Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble.”

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“As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.”

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Book:A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

Source: A New Birth of Freedom: Vision for America

“No more turning a blind eye to Chinese spies in our nuclear labs. No more keeping silent about Chinese slave labor camps.”

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About the Author

Born: July 18, 1947
Known for: Publisher
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