Libertarian paternalism is a relatively weak, soft, and…

“Libertarian paternalism is a relatively weak, soft, and nonintrusive type of paternalism because choices are not blocked, fenced off, or significantly burdened. If people…

— Anonymous

“The first is that seemingly small features of social situations can have massive effects on people’s behavior; nudges are everywhere, even if we do…

— Richard H. Thaler

People still have a choice, but, if they find it all too confusing, or they just want someone else to make a choice for…

— Esther Dyson

The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while people should patriotically and cheerfully support their Government its…

— Grover Cleveland

There is a perversion, much practised in Hollywood movies, that might be called sado-paternalism, whereby a surrogate father treats a gifted but difficult pupil…

— Philip French

Libya is a war of the womb. A product of the romantic minds of women who fantasize about an Arab awakening. It is estrogen-driven…

— Ilana Mercer

“Self-reliance and independence can transform into selfishness and license, ambition into greed and a frantic desire to succeed at any cost. More than once…

— Barack Obama

The question is whether NGOs that bring protection or aid or reparation therapies are furthering the possibility of self-determination or extending a form of…

— Judith Butler

“But then it is easy, too easy, to sermonize about the dangers of paternalism and the need to take responsibility for our own lives,…

— Abhijit V. Banerjee

The paternalism of the Conservative party is breathtaking.

— Claire Fox

“Selective paternalism, for those on low incomes or for other groups needing state assistance, is perhaps even worse than general paternalism, since the minority…

— Guy Standing

We should know why paternalism, collectivism, or unnecessary federal supervision will hold our standard of living down and reduce productivity just as it has…

— Ezra Taft Benson

A Progressive is one who is in favor of more taxes instead of less, more bureaus and jobholders, more paternalism and meddling, more regulation…

— H. L. Mencken

We may as well face the fact, and face it squarely, that we are too much governed. The agencies of government have multiplied, their…

— Roland H. Hartley

Paternalism is everywhere in our lives. We have to immunise our children unless we are upset about it. In India, it is the opposite.…

— Esther Duflo