“I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.” ReasonLibertyCuttingCircumstancesTaxesEconomicsConservativeExcuseFavorsFinanceEconomistTaxationFree MarketGovernment SpendingFree Market Capitalism Author:Milton Friedman
“The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die.” IfsShouldFirstsHeartLittlesPainSufferingDiesAsksSleepPleasureLibertyExcuseGoing To Sleep Book:The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson Source: The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson
“Let us never allow ourselves to think that poverty is an excuse for an invitation to totalitarianism, and if we should be tempted to think as much, let us remind ourselves that totalitarianism not only extinguishes liberty but institutionalises poverty as well” IfsThinkingShouldWellsLibertyPovertyExcuseTemptedInvitationsTotalitarianism Author:Bernard Levin
“The excuse for the destruction of liberty is always the plea of necessary ' that there is no alternative” LibertyDestructionExcuseAlternatives Author:Milton Friedman
“If we in Asia want to speak credibly for Asian values, we must be prepared to also champion those ideals which are universal and belong to humanity as a whole...It is altogether shameful, if ingenious, to cite 'Asian values' as an excuse for autocratic practices and the denial of basic rights and civil liberties.” IfsWantWholeValuesHumanitySpeakLibertyPracticeRightsIdealsUniversalPreparedExcuseDenialChampionBe PreparedAsiaAsianShamefulCivil LibertiesIngeniousCitingBasic Rights Author:Anwar Ibrahim
“The principle of allegiance to the Constitution is basic to our freedom....when you see government invading any of these realms of freedom which we have under our Constitution, you will know that they are putting shackles on your liberty, and that tyranny is creeping upon you, ...no matter what the reason and excuse therefore may be.” KnowsMayMatterReasonGovernmentLibertyPrinciplesConstitutionNo Matter WhatExcuseTyrannyRealmsAllegianceShacklesInvading Author:J. Reuben Clark