How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Legality alone is no guide for a moral people. There are many things in this world that have been, or are, legal but clearly immoral. Slavery was legal. Did that make it moral? South Africa’s apartheid, Nazi persecution of Jews,… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
More important than anything else is for Americans to wise up to class warfare demagoguery and reject the politics of envy. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Wal-Mart has become the whipping boy for political demagogues, unions and anti-traders. I suggest that they have the wrong target… Wal-Mart exists and prospers… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
When the Founders thought of democracy, they saw democracy in the political sphere - a sphere strictly limited by the Constitution's well-defined and enumerated… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Reaching into one's own pocket to assist his fellow man is noble and worthy of praise. Reaching into another person's pocket to assist one's… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
If there's a distinct group of Americans who harbor open contempt for constitutional principles and rule of law, it's lawyers, judges and members of… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending is. Since… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Students who are alien and hostile to the education process ought to be removed. You say, "What will we do with them?" I say… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
What we call the market is really a democratic process involving millions, and in some markets billions, of people making personal decisions that express… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
The bottom line is that the true test of one's commitment to freedom of association doesn't come when he allows people to associate in… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
The difference between a thief and a congressman: When a thief steals your money, he doesn't expect you to thank him. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
The global warming scare has provided a field day for politicians and others who wish to control our lives. After all, only the imagination… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share
