Notable Quote Archives - Page 7 of 26

Notable Quote: “Collectivists hit hardest”

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Skip

Only upon the premise of individualism can a free society be built. In fact, individualism was the implicit philosophical principle underlying the American concept of government as servant rather than master. The real significance of the American Revolution lay not in a military triumph (for other nations have won independence only to lapse back into … Read more

Notable Quote – “the most thorough understanding of liberty,”

May 5, 2021 Skip

“Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them.

Notable Quote – This Is Why Decentralization of Society is so Important

May 2, 2021 Skip

The “Great Mind Fallacy,” or GMF … has two aspects. Its first is to believe that there is some person or group of people who possess enough information, and is endowed with sufficiently superior character, that we can safely entrust with the authority of crafting policy for citizens. Its second aspect is to endorse public … Read more

Notable Quote – Cooperation

May 1, 2021 Skip

What has changed over humanity’s recent history is not biology, psychology, physiology, ecology, or geography. What has changed, instead, is their attitudes. As economic historian Deirdre McCloskey has demonstrated in her magisterial three-volume investigation under the general title The Bourgeois Era, the most salient factor distinguishing the post-1800 era from everything that went before is the attitudes people held … Read more

Notable Quote – Minimum Wage was born out of Racism

April 30, 2021 Skip

The last year in which black unemployment was lower than white unemployment – 1930 – was also the last year in which there was no federal minimum wage law. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 was openly advocated by some members of Congress on grounds that it would stop black construction workers from taking jobs from … Read more

Notable Quote – Progressives want Government in charge of everything

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Skip

“The essence of progressivism’s agenda is to create a government-centered society by increasing government’s control of society’s resources, then distributing those resources in ways that increase the dependency of individuals and social groups on government.”

The Nonprofit Status in the US Has Been, like Everything Else, Horribly Misused

April 9, 2021 Skip

“How would you reform the economics profession to make it better …?” Cowen asked Cochrane. “You’re in charge. You pick the reforms as if you would run the whole gliding committee. What would you do?”

Are You Listening, Governor Chris Sununu?

April 9, 2021 Skip

So few governors with access to such Kingly Pandemic Powers refused to use them. Those few who showed restraint are to be congratulated but Chris Sununu is not among them.

“Put Bluntly, What Good Is a Bill of Rights If You Cannot Enforce It?”

April 7, 2021 Skip

“Imagine if you lived in a country like Russia that has a number of civil rights enshrined in its constitution. If those rights were violated by the government, do you think you could sue to enforce them? Of course not.”

We Are Seeing the Progressive Dependency Hard at Work Today

March 31, 2021 Skip

We see this today with Progressives in Congress, and Dementia Joe in the Oval Office all pushing for Government check after Government check to be sent out in rapid succession.

Notable Quote – Liberties and Freedom are about “The One”

March 28, 2021 Skip

An essential feature of a liberal government is the protection of minorities, and of the rights of minorities against plunder by the majority. The ultimate of minorities is one person. And so the ultimate of liberalism … is the protection of each person against the plunder of one or more other persons. -F.A. “Baldy” Harper … Read more

President Imposes a 60 Day Renewable Immigration Ban

You Want Better For A Country? Fix Your Government First

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Skip

People’s personal conditions, in large part, depend on the governance model that represents them. Ideally, it doesn’t try to “reimagine” or “remake” them, gives them the widest of latitudes to solve their own problems, is (relatively) free from corruption, and acts as a neutral umpire (as opposed to being subjected and joined with Crony Capitalism).

Given the Choice, Government Will Choose What is Best for Government

March 27, 2021 Skip

Politicians always want to be seen as “doing something” for you in order to “buy” your vote. And the electorate has been conditioned to believe that Government MUST be in the loop of life, else we’d all DIE!

Notable Quote – It’s Not About The Entry Level Wage, It’s The Entry Or Non-existent Skill Set

March 24, 2021 Skip

It is clear that the advocates of any arbitrary minimum wage hike believe that if you have a job, any job, you should automatically be able to support yourself and be installed into the Middle Class. They focus on the wage and do the “it’s not important” about whether someone’s skill set is up to the job.

Notable Quote – But There Are Those On The Left That Are Against Freedom

March 24, 2021 Skip

We see Cancel Culture that doesn’t just dispute dissent but actively works to suppress it.

Notable Quote – Black Teens Hit Hardest By Progressive Obsession with Minimum Wage

March 22, 2021 Skip

“The minimum-wage law has imposed incalculable harm on the most disadvantaged members of our society. The absence of work opportunities for many black youngsters does not only mean an absence of pocket money.”

Notable Quote – At Some Point, Govt Regulations Become A “Taking,” Right?

March 20, 2021 Skip

A Twofer! First: “Even the failure and disintegration of socialism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has not led to a clear response to the next question: if government ownership of the means of production is so bad, why is government regulation of the private means of production so good?”

Notable Quote – Socialist and Statists always believe that more choices “hurt & confuse” you

March 16, 2021 Skip

From the “Beneficent Paternalism” Department – you “children” aren’t up to being able to make intelligent decisions when faced with too many choices.

Notable Quote – Minimum Wage is RAAACIST (said by a Black man)

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Skip

The minimum wage law is very cleverly misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero – and that is what many inexperienced and low-skilled people receive as a result of legislation that makes it illegal to pay them what they are currently worth to an employer.