RIP, would've been 104 this week (he died in 2006), he was a great champion of freedom and fighter against the excesses of government.
Here are some great quotes from him:
"Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player."
"The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy."
"Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government."
"I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible."
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand."
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."
"The long-term solution to [to high unemployment] is to increase the incentive for ordinary people to save, invest, work, and employ others. We make it costly for employers to employ people, and we subsidize people not to go to work. We have a system that taxes work and subsidizes nonwork."
Here are some great quotes from him:
"Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player."
"The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy."
"Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government."
"I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible."
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand."
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results."
"The long-term solution to [to high unemployment] is to increase the incentive for ordinary people to save, invest, work, and employ others. We make it costly for employers to employ people, and we subsidize people not to go to work. We have a system that taxes work and subsidizes nonwork."
