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“The idea that money is corrupting innocent politicians would be laughable if it did not lead to such dangerous legislation.”

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Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell is a renowned economist, born on June 30, 1930. His research spans across various fields such as economic policy, race, and social issues, having a profound impact on economics and the social sciences. more

“Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice when fools, opportunists and grafters run it. When power is for sale, then the government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.”

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Author:Charley Reese

“There are enough fools in Washington to destroy the country without any help from Muslim terrorists.”

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Author:Paul Craig Roberts

“I would like to offer a candidate to be added to the venerable list of English collective nouns: a scum of politicians.”

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Author:John P. Wheeler III

“Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

“For all their talk about the virtues of democracy, many incumbent politicians really don't like it when voters have a voice-not if that voice is effective.”

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Author:Paul Jacob

“The one thing government has which we (you or I or any corporation) DON'T have, is the ability to use deadly force to accomplish its goals.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

“Ultimately, however, as the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter pointed out, a powerful bureaucratic class is in the same relation to commerce as was the scorpion in Aesop to the dog on whose back he crossed the river. They will destroy commerce and establish socialism, even if it kills them, because that is their nature.”

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Author:John Derbyshire

“There is no limit to the hunger politicians have for the money you've worked so hard for. ... You can tell them to take a hike, but then the guns come out.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

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