“One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called ''weasel words.'' When a weasel sucks eggs the meat is sucked out of the egg. If you use a ''weasel word'' after another there is nothing left of the other.” IfsHas BeensUseLeftNationsTendenciesMeatEggsDefectsWeasels Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“I am still puzzled why those in the United States who truly believe in liberty should not only have allowed the left to appropriate this almost indispensable term but should even have assisted by beginning to use it themselves as a term of opprobrium. This seems to be particularly regrettable because of the consequent tendency of many true liberals to describe themselves as conservatives.” ShouldBelieveStillsStatesUseSeemsLeftTermUnitedLibertyUnited StatesEconomicsTendenciesAppropriateIndispensablePuzzled Author:Friedrich August von Hayek