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title: "2 Gasoline Quotes By William A. Niskanen"
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> [A nation that expects the government to prevent churches from burning, to control the price of bread or gasoline, to secure every job, and to find some villain for every dramatic accident risks an even larger loss of life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-niskanen/a-nation-that-expects-the-government-to-prevent-churches-from-burning/)

William A. Niskanen

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> [Our government has become too responsive to trivial or ephemeral concerns, often at the expense of more important concerns or an erosion of our liberty, and it has made policy priorities more dependent on where TV journalists happen to point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-niskanen/our-government-has-become-too-responsive-to-trivial-or-ephemeral/)

William A. Niskanen

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## More by William A. Niskanen

> [A nation that expects the government to prevent churches from burning, to control the price of bread or gasoline, to secure every job, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-niskanen/a-nation-that-expects-the-government-to-prevent-churches-from-burning/)

William A. Niskanen

> [“As a nation we have lost our sense of tragedy, a recognition that bad things happen to good people. A nation that expects the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-niskanen/as-a-nation-we-have-lost-our-sense-of-tragedy-a-recognition-that-bad/)

William A. Niskanen

> [Our government has become too responsive to trivial or ephemeral concerns, often at the expense of more important concerns or an erosion of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-niskanen/our-government-has-become-too-responsive-to-trivial-or-ephemeral/)

William A. Niskanen

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