“I am against market fundamentalism. I think this propaganda that government involvement is always bad has been very successful - but also very harmful to our society.” ThinkingHas BeensGovernmentSuccessfulPropagandaOur SocietyFundamentalismInvolvementGovernment Involvement Author:George Soros
“Philosopher Bertrand Russell suggested that 'Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.' And, it was Albert Einstein who explained, 'Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' So which is it - stupidity, ignorance or insanity - that explains the behavior of my fellow Americans who call for greater government involvement in our lives?” MenMadeDifferentGovernmentBornResultsGreaterOur LivesStupidIgnoranceBehaviorFellowsPhilosopherStupidityIgnorantInsanityExpectingInvolvementNot StupidGovernment Involvement Book:American Contempt for Liberty Source: American Contempt for Liberty
“It is very hard now to shock people into thinking about government regulation and the extent of government involvement in life.” PeopleThinkingHardGovernmentShockRegulationInvolvementGovernment RegulationGovernment Involvement Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“Housing, it's not a plaything. It's not something that you can just play around with. It is, I believe, the rubric of family. It is the glue for a healthy community. And to have someone that really wants to dismantle any government involvement in making sure that every community has access to that is very scary. We should be worried.” WantShouldBelievePlayGovernmentI BelieveCommunityHealthyScaryAccessWorriedHousingInvolvementGlueRubricsGovernment Involvement Author:Jumaane Williams
“We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.” BelieveGovernmentCareSchoolQualityHealthIndependenceHealth CareInvolvementGood SchoolNew RoadsGovernment Involvement Author:Rick Perry
“If the only motive was to help people who could not afford education, advocates of government involvement would have simply proposed tuition subsidies.” PeopleIfsHelpingGovernmentLibertyLibertarianMotiveLibertarianismInvolvementSubsidiesTuitionGovernment Involvement Author:Milton Friedman
“I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education.” GovernmentFavorsInvolvementGovernment Involvement Author:Marshall Fritz
“[The government involvement in the economy] is so overwhelming and beyond anything we have ever seen, that we risk moving this country away from a government of the people to a government of the regulators.” PeopleCountryGovernmentCareMovingEconomyRiskHealth CareOverwhelmingInvolvementRegulatorsGovernment Involvement Author:Tom J. Donohue
“People in Eastern Washington should be confident in knowing that the government will not come and seize their property or farm land. Legislation is needed to correct this decision and restore the principle of having limited government involvement.” PeopleShouldGovernmentDecisionPrinciplesKnowingLandNeededPropertyFarmsLegislationEasternInvolvementLimited GovernmentBe ConfidentGovernment Involvement Author:Cathy McMorris Rodgers
“It has become increasingly clear that Hungarian authorities are encouraging the whitewashing of tragic and criminal episodes in Hungary's past, namely the wartime Hungarian governments' involvement in the deportation and murder of hundreds of thousands of its Jewish citizens. I found it outrageous that the Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly could participate in a ceremony honoring a Hungarian fascist ideologue” GovernmentPastFoundClearCitizensAuthorityMurderCriminalsTragicSpeakersEpisodesCeremonyInvolvementOutrageousAssemblyFascistsWartimeHungaryDeportationIdeologuesHungariansGovernment Involvement Author:Elie Wiesel
“I'm not against government involvement in times of need. I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement.” NeedsBigsGovernmentJobsTurnsEffortCompanyCuttingRecognizingInvolvementPropsTime Of NeedStock PriceGovernment Involvement Author:Mark Cuban
“I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector.” GovernmentInvolvementPrivate SectorGovernment Involvement Author:Frederick W. Smith