Political Quotes - Page 36

• Auschwitz exists because of politicized science.

  Michael Crichton

  Auschwitz

  "Some Like It Hot" by Chris Mooney, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2005.

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• Some years ago an excellent professor of economics told his class in his gravelly voice, 'If you pay me $50,000 a year to solve a problem, I damned sure ain't going to solve it.'

  Charley Reese

  Years, Class, Voice

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• A one-hour work-week...would minimize the damage that Congress can do.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Damage, Week, Hours

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• It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with 'solutions' to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In many cases, the most efficient thing to do would be to repeal their previous solution and stop being so gung-ho for creating new solutions in the future. But, politically, that is the last thing they will do.

  Thomas Sowell

  Creating, Watches, Would Be

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• The purpose of the Senate is to keep 100 middle aged knuckleheads out of the private sector where they can do real harm.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Real, Knuckleheads, Purpose

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• ... both individuals and companies are using the Netherlands as a haven for productive activity. ... This is good news for all taxpayers. The rich directly benefit, since greedy politicians are unable to seize as much of their money. And the rest of us benefit, since this puts downward pressure on tax rates as governments try to keep the geese that lay the golden eggs from flying away.

  Daniel J. Mitchell

  Government, Eggs, Flying

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• Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics.

  Thomas Sowell

  Doe, Cynicism

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• The difference between congressmen and drunken sailors is that drunken sailors are spending their own money.

  Tom Feeney

  Differences, Sailor, Spending

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• [Professional politicians] don't mind if price controls cause shortages of health care. In fact, they welcome the prospect, because then they can impose rationing; they can impose priorities, and tell everyone how much of what kind of medical care they can have. And besides, ... there's that deeply satisfying rush of power.

  Murray Rothbard

  Priorities, Mind, Care

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• As property, honestly obtained, is best secured by an equality of rights, so ill-gotten property depends for protection on a monopoly of rights. He who has robbed another of his property, will next endeavor to disarm him of his rights, to secure that property; for when the robber becomes the legislator he believes himself secure.

  Thomas Paine

  Believe, Rights, Next

  Thomas Paine (1824). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.338

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• Being a politician means never having to say you're sorry. You don't have to say, 'I never should have voted to subsidize that ridiculous Enron project in India.' ... After all, they're greedy businessmen and you're a selfless public servant.

  Harry Browne

  Sorry, Mean, Should Have

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• Everybody in politics lies.

  David Geffen

  Lying

  "Obama's Big Screen Test". www.nytimes.com. February 21, 2007.

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• In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and sheer cloudy vagueness... Political language [is] designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.

  George Orwell

  Lying, Writing, Political Language

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• You may scoff at the Tooth Fairy if you like. But the Tooth Fairy's approach has gotten more politicians elected than any economist's analysis.

  Thomas Sowell

  Teeth, Analysis, May

  Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.396, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Turning to politicians is the worst way to solve a problem.

  Jim Babka

  Way, Problem, Politician

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• Doing nothing in the public policy world allows much more to be done in the real world.

  Thomas Hazlett

  Real, Done, World

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• I was raised with the idea that if you're not smart enough to do science you can do politics.

  Michael Crichton

  Smart, Ideas, Enough

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• Overreaction is one of the things that congress specializes in. I can't think of anything congress does better than overreact.

  Fred Barnes

  Thinking, Doe, Congress

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• The high-minded definition of politics is: 'the art or science of government; the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy.' It is only when you keep reading in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary that you get closer to the truth: 'political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices'.

  Cal Thomas

  Art, Reading, Government

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• Our current tax code is one that was designed by and for the benefit of politicians and lobbyists. It punishes achievement and rewards laziness. It punishes the voting blocks unimportant to politicians, and rewards voting blocks who keep them in office.

  Neal Boortz

  Block, Office, Achievement

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• We have a lot of politicians who have really small brains and really big hearts.

  Rand Paul

  Heart, Brain, Politician

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The one thing government has which we (you or I or any corporation) DON'T have, is the ability to use deadly force to accomplish its goals.

  Neal Boortz

  Government, Goal, Use

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• I try to ONLY ridicule people who's efforts are sincere. Very little trouble has been caused in the world by insincere efforts. An occasional seduction maybe. There were very few insincere Stalinists or Nazis.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  People, Effort, Trying

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• Politicians learned hundreds of years ago that people who had little material wealth were incredibly jealous of those who had more than they did. This deep-seated envy was ripe for exploitation - and the exploitation has been running rampant for generations.

  Neal Boortz

  Running, Jealous, Years

  Neal Boortz (1998). “The Terrible Truth About Liberals”, p.123, Taylor Trade Publishing

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• Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice when fools, opportunists and grafters run it. When power is for sale, then the government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.

  Charley Reese

  Running, Government, Choices

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