“In 302, the Roman emperor Diocletian commanded "there should be cheapness," declaring, "Unprincipled greed appears wherever our armies ... march. ... Our law shall fix a measure and a limit to this greed." The predictable result of Diocletian's food price controls were black markets, hunger and food confiscation by his soldiers. Despite the disastrous history of price controls, politicians never manage to resist tampering with prices -- that's not a flattering observation of their learning abilities.” ShouldLawBlackAbilityResultsPoliticianLimitsArmyGreedSoldierHungerDespiteManageObservationMarchPredictableEmperorFlatteringDeclaringCheapnessRoman Emperor Author:Walter E. Williams
“[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians.” DeathPoliticsTermCareersSupportPoliticianLimitsPenaltiesDeath PenaltyCapital PunishmentTerm LimitsCareer Politicians Author:Bill Frist
“The global warming scare has provided a field day for politicians and others who wish to control our lives. After all, only the imagination limits the kind of laws and restrictions that can be written in the name of saving the planet.” KindLawNamesWishImaginationOur LivesWrittenFieldsPlanetsPoliticianLimitsSavingGlobal WarmingScareRestriction Author:Walter E. Williams
“I'm against American corporations buying politicians to remove limits to greed, capitalizing on other people's misery, actively creating misery on which to capitalize, "financializing" every moment of our enslaved lives. Then when China or somebody takes over, then it will be [them] doing those things that I'll be against.” PeopleMomentsPoliticianLimitsCreatingMiseryGreedChinaCorporationsBuyingRemove Author:Greg Saunier