Tag: Politician

1220: Spike Cohen – If a Sizeable Minority Refuses to Comply

W1220: Spike Cohen - If a Sizeable Minority Refuses to Comply
If even a sizeable minority simply refuses to comply, the order becomes unenforceable, and eventually gets repealed. We saw this with mask mandates in many places across the US, where they were ignored by a few, then by many, then by almost everyone, then were repealed. —Spike Cohen (Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential Candidate 2020)

If even a sizeable minority simply refuses to comply, the order becomes unenforceable, and eventually gets repealed. We saw this with mask mandates in many places across the US, where they were ignored by a few, then by many, then by almost everyone, then were repealed. —Spike Cohen (Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential Candidate 2020)

1219: Mary Ruwart – Punishing Flag Burning

W1219: Mary Ruwart - Punishing Flag Burning
You believe that flag burning shows disrespect towards those who have fought to preserve our freedoms. Punishing protestors shows an even more profound disrespect for the ideals that these people died for. An intact flag is worthless if it no longer stands for freedom. A flag burned to ashes challenges us to remember just exactly what freedom is. ―Mary Ruwart

You believe that flag burning shows disrespect towards those who have fought to preserve our freedoms. Punishing protestors shows an even more profound disrespect for the ideals that these people died for. An intact flag is worthless if it no longer stands for freedom. A flag burned to ashes challenges us to remember just exactly what freedom is. ―Mary Ruwart

1217: Bob Murphy – You’re Not Helping

W1217: Bob Murphy - You're Not Helping
You don't help a depressed economy by giving control of its resources to politicians. —Bob Murphy

You don’t help a depressed economy by giving control of its resources to politicians. —Bob Murphy

1213: Michael Malice – The Illusion of Choice

W1213: Michael Malice – The Illusion of Choice
People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. ―Michael Malice

People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. ―Michael Malice

1208: Jack Lloyd – Theft and Murder are called “Public Policy”

W1208: Jack Lloyd - Theft and Murder is called "Public Policy"
When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack Lloyd

When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack Lloyd

1205: Ron Paul – Maybe I Will Have My Way Someday

W1205: Ron Paul - Maybe I Will Have My Way Someday
I think that's why a group like this is so important because what you're doing is you're changing perceptions. Groups like this did not exist 20 and 30 years ago, so therefore maybe I will have my way someday. —Ron Paul (To Libertarians, 1983)

I think that’s why a group like this is so important because what you’re doing is you’re changing perceptions. Groups like this did not exist 20 and 30 years ago, so therefore maybe I will have my way someday. —Ron Paul (To Libertarians, 1983)

1201: F.A. Hayek – More Harm and Misery by Using Coercion

W1201: F.A. Hayek - More Harm and Misery by Using Coercion
It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil. —F.A. Hayek

It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil. —F.A. Hayek

1199: Walter Williams – Tariff Victims are Invisible

W1199: Walter Williams - Tariff Victims are Invisible
Tariff policy beneficiaries are always visible, but its victims are mostly invisible. Politicians love this. The reason is simple: The beneficiaries know for whom to cast their ballots, and the victims don't know whom to blame for their calamity. —Walter Williams

Tariff policy beneficiaries are always visible, but its victims are mostly invisible. Politicians love this. The reason is simple: The beneficiaries know for whom to cast their ballots, and the victims don’t know whom to blame for their calamity. —Walter Williams

1198: Steven Clyde – Their Next Bid for Re-Election

W1198: Steven Clyde - Their Next Bid for Re-Election
The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven Clyde

The point of no return, they [politicians] claim, will soon dawn on us unless politicians are granted unlimited power to meddle in the affairs of the citizenry. It just so happens that this needs to occur prior to, but no later than, their next bid for re-election. —Steven Clyde

1197: Michael Badnarik – Libertarians Want Freedom

W1197: Michael Badnarik - Libertarians Want Freedom
The Democrats and Republicans stand at two extremes, characterized by which parts of our lives they emphasize their desire to control. Libertarians reject both extremes in favor of the government leaving control of your life to you. —Michael Badnarik (Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee 2004)

The Democrats and Republicans stand at two extremes, characterized by which parts of our lives they emphasize their desire to control. Libertarians reject both extremes in favor of the government leaving control of your life to you. —Michael Badnarik (Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee 2004)