“The first mistake in public business is the going into it.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
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Source: Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America
Source: The God of the Machine
“The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.”
“Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.”
Source: Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion
“When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”
Source: Ronald Reagan
“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”
“They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.”
Source: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan
“Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.”
Source: John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth
“The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Three Steps Forwards, Two Steps Back
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
“It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.”
Source: Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend
“Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.”
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”
Source: Goethe's Criticisms, Reflections, and Maxims
“To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.”