“If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that.” IfsKnowsLittlesDoeBigsGovernmentKnow HowTroublePlantChemicalsComing OutLeaksBenzene Author:R. James Woolsey, Jr.
“That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.” PeopleKnowsGovernmentDesireKnow HowHappy People Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but where men are who know how to take care of themselves, these are cities and walls.” KnowsMenArtStatesGovernmentCareCitiesKnow HowWallStonesWoodsTake CareArtisans Author:John Quincy Adams
“Conservatives are inclined to use the powers of government to prevent change or to limit its rate to whatever appeals to the more timid mind. In looking forward, they lack the faith in the spontaneous forces of adjustment which makes the liberal accept changes without apprehension, even though he does not know how the necessary adaptations will be brought about.” KnowsMindDoeUseGovernmentForceAcceptingKnow HowLimitsRateAppealsSpontaneousAdaptationLooking ForwardAdjustmentApprehensionAccepting Change Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.” KnowsWholeGovernmentSocialLeaderKnow HowEconomicFunctionUnionsIncludingUniversityEconomic SystemsSystems Of Government Author:Jean Chretien
“I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park.” ThinkingKnowsShouldGovernmentRunningKnow HowParksTrailersTrailer Park Author:Billy Graham