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Quote by Dick Armey

“Demagoguery beats data in making public policy.”

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American politician who served as the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Born on July 7, 1940, in Texas, USA. Armey is known for his conservative stance and advocacy for free-market policies throughout his political career. more

“I call this the Fundamental Problem of Political Economy. How do we limit the power that idiots have over us? ... [Milton] Friedmans insight is that a market limits the power that others have over us; conversely, limiting the power that others have over us allows us to have markets. Friedman argued that no matter how wise the officials of government may be, market competition does a better job of protecting us from idiots.”

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“Government does not do ANYthing as well as the private sector does, and that includes educating your children.”

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“Talk about threats to national security -- how about government so big, so complicated and so unmanageable, it cant get out of its own way?”

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“Government can screw up just about everything. Given enough power and time it will screw up everything.”

Enough Government Given Screws Screw Ups

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“Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.”

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“[Peter] Drucker says that modern government can do only two things well: wage war and inflate the currency. Its the aim of my administration to prove Mr Drucker wrong.”

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“Government restrictions are attractive to people who want to impose their pet notions without having to count the costs.”

People Want Government Cost Notion Attractive Pet Restriction

Author:Thomas Sowell

“As a libertarian I believe we should have a federal government simple and circumscribed enough to be run by an average, dull, normal American. With George W. Bush we have half the equation in place.”

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“The request of industry to government is as modest as that of Diogenes to Alexander: Get out of my light.”

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Author:Jeremy Bentham

“The federal government should be less important in our lives, not more.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

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