--- title: "9 Government Attempts Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Government Attempts quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Government Attempts sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/henry-hazlitt-2839_causes-of-poverty_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_2948907.jpg" --- > [Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-hazlitt/practically-all-government-attempts-to-redistribute-wealth-and-income-2/) [Henry Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-hazlitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/henry-hazlitt-2839_causes-of-poverty_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_2948907.jpg) > [The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left and right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/llewellyn-rockwell/the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle-a-day-even-as-the-stuff-that/) [Llewellyn Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/llewellyn-rockwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/llewellyn-rockwell-10777_creating_the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle_1116940.jpg) > [It may be laid as an universal rule that a government which attempts more than it ought will perform less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-b-macaulay/it-may-be-laid-as-an-universal-rule-that-a-government-which-attempts/) [Thomas B. Macaulay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-b-macaulay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/thomas-b-macaulay-1980_government_it-may-be-laid-as-an-universal-rule-that_692662.png) > [Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-constant/every-time-government-attempts-to-handle-our-affairs-it-costs-more/) [Benjamin Constant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-constant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/benjamin-constant-28179_affair_every-time-government-attempts-to-handle_2593160.png) > [Despite the government's attempts to manipulate the vote, it does seem clear that the people have voted for change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-clinton/despite-the-government-s-attempts-to-manipulate-the-vote-it-does-seem/) [Bill Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/bill-clinton-11499_change_despite-the-government-s-attempts-to-man_514817.jpg) > [When men and women fail to form stable marriages, the result is a vast expansion of government attempts to cope with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-gallagher/when-men-and-women-fail-to-form-stable-marriages-the-result-is-a-vast/) [Maggie Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-gallagher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/maggie-gallagher-18846_abuse_when-men-and-women-fail-to-form-stable-m_959403.jpg) > [Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-palin/common-sense-tells-us-that-the-government-s-attempts-to-solve-large/) [Sarah Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-palin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/sarah-palin-1441_accounts_common-sense-tells-us-that-the-governmen_1663163.jpg) > [I'm a little embarrassed about how long it took me to see the folly of most government intervention. It was probably 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stossel/i-m-a-little-embarrassed-about-how-long-it-took-me-to-see-the-folly/) [John Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stossel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/john-stossel-5146_embarrassed_i-m-a-little-embarrassed-about-how-long_1881326.jpg) > [“Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment. It is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-hazlitt/practically-all-government-attempts-to-redistribute-wealth-and-income/) [Henry Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-hazlitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/henry-hazlitt-2839_free-market_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_1582721.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-attempts/#itemlist", "name": "Government Attempts Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Hazlitt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-hazlitt/practically-all-government-attempts-to-redistribute-wealth-and-income-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/henry-hazlitt-2839_causes-of-poverty_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_2948907.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/henry-hazlitt-2839_causes-of-poverty_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_2948907.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/henry-hazlitt-2839_causes-of-poverty_practically-all-government-attempts-to-r_2948907.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives…” — Henry Hazlitt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left and right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Llewellyn Rockwell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/llewellyn-rockwell/the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle-a-day-even-as-the-stuff-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/llewellyn-rockwell-10777_creating_the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle_1116940.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/llewellyn-rockwell-10777_creating_the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle_1116940.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/llewellyn-rockwell-10777_creating_the-private-sector-is-creating-a-miracle_1116940.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The private sector is creating a miracle a day, even as the stuff that government attempts is failing left…” — Llewellyn Rockwell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It may be laid as an universal rule that a government which attempts more than it ought will perform less.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas B. 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