The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Always be suspicious of those who pretend to know it all, claim their way is the best way and are willing to… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
The War between the States... produced the foundation for the kind of government we have today: consolidated and absolute, based on the… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Thou shalt not steal unless thou hast a majority vote in Congress.... I'm healthy; subsidized prescription drugs won't do me much good.… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Economic planning is nothing more than the forcible superseding of other people's plans by the powerful elite backed up by the brute… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
