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“Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.”

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Book:Addresses Upon the American Road

Source: Addresses Upon the American Road

“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln

“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

“Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.”

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Author:John Tyler

“The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 - to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.”

Source: Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics

“Voters who live off taxpayers are the Democrats' ace in the hole. The Democrats created big programs and never let the recipients forget it. This gives them an initial advantage of tens of millions of votes in any presidential election.”

“Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process.”

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Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.”

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Book:American ideals and the New deal ... eight addresses upon pressing national problems

Source: American ideals and the New deal ... eight addresses upon pressing national problems

“We are now speeding down the road of wasteful spending and debt, and unless we can escape we will be smashed in inflation.”

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Book:Addresses Upon the American Road

Source: Addresses Upon the American Road

“Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.”

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Book:Addresses Upon the American Road

Source: Addresses Upon the American Road

“Economics, as it is often taught today, portrays us as homo economicus-someone who doesn't vote in presidential elections, doesn't return lost wallets, and doesn't leave tips when dining out of town. Julie Nelson reminds us that most people aren't really like that. She helps point the way to a richer, more descriptive way of thinking about economic life.”

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Author:Robert H. Frank