--- title: "25 Koch Quotes By Jane Mayer" description: "25 Koch quotes by Jane Mayer. Plus more from Jane Mayer and more Koch sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/jane-mayer-1031_facts_in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-p_994041.png" --- > [ In fact, Charles Koch tried to get \[Mike\] Pence to run for the White House in 2012. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-pence-to-run-for-the-white/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/jane-mayer-1031_facts_in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-p_994041.png) > [“What the Koch network needed to do, he said, was to persuade moderate, undecided voters that the “intent” of economic libertarians was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-said-was-to-persuade-moderate/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/jane-mayer-1031_charles_what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-sa_1456160.png) > [“In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency’s database revealed Koch Industries to be the number one producer of toxic waste in the country.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-2012-the-environmental-protection-agency-s-database-revealed-koch/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/jane-mayer-1031_climate_in-2012-the-environmental-protection-age_1078892.png) > [“The numbers regarding Koch Industries’ pollution were incontrovertible. In 2012, according to the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory database, which documents the toxic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-numbers-regarding-koch-industries-pollution-were-incontrovertible/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/jane-mayer-1031_climate_the-numbers-regarding-koch-industries-po_364682.jpg) > [“In 1992, David Koch likened the brothers’ multipronged political strategy to that of venture capitalists with diversified portfolios. “My overall concept is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-1992-david-koch-likened-the-brothers-multipronged-political/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89b/jane-mayer-1031_charles_in-1992-david-koch-likened-the-brothers_2370202.png) > [“The next morning, readers of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal opened their papers to see a full-page ad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-next-morning-readers-of-the-new-york-times-and-the-wall-street/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/jane-mayer-1031_books_the-next-morning-readers-of-the-new-york_921236.png) > [“1958, Fred Koch became one of eleven original members of the John Birch Society, the archconservative group best known for spreading far-fetched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/1958-fred-koch-became-one-of-eleven-original-members-of-the-john/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/jane-mayer-1031_charles_1958-fred-koch-became-one-of-eleven-orig_1860310.png) > [David and Charles Koch are pretty much as far right as you can get on the ideological spectrum without falling off. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/david-and-charles-koch-are-pretty-much-as-far-right-as-you-can-get-on/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/487/jane-mayer-1031_anti-government_david-and-charles-koch-are-pretty-much-a_1550733.png) > [“It would be necessary to use ambiguous and misleading names, obscure the true agenda, and conceal the means of control. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/it-would-be-necessary-to-use-ambiguous-and-misleading-names-obscure/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26a/jane-mayer-1031_charitable-giving_it-would-be-necessary-to-use-ambiguous-a_1780556.jpg) > [“David Koch’s 1980 campaign served as a bridge between LeFevre’s radical pedagogy and the Tea Party movement. Indeed the Libertarian Party’s standard-bearer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/david-koch-s-1980-campaign-served-as-a-bridge-between-lefevre-s/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/jane-mayer-1031_charles_david-koch-s-1980-campaign-served-as-a-b_1793668.png) > [“Cato was devoted to espousing Charles Koch’s vision: that government’s only legitimate role was to “serve as a night watchman, to protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/cato-was-devoted-to-espousing-charles-koch-s-vision-that-government-s/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/jane-mayer-1031_dreams_cato-was-devoted-to-espousing-charles-ko_851697.png) > [“In 1976, with a contribution of some $65,000 from Charles Koch, the Center for Libertarian Studies in New York City was launched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-1976-with-a-contribution-of-some-65-000-from-charles-koch-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/jane-mayer-1031_charles_in-1976-with-a-contribution-of-some-65-0_1506063.jpg) > [“Although nobody agrees with me, I am of the opinion that the only sound countries in the world are Germany, Italy, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/although-nobody-agrees-with-me-i-am-of-the-opinion-that-the-only/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/jane-mayer-1031_state-of-mind_although-nobody-agrees-with-me-i-am-of-t_2050568.png) > [“At West Virginia University, the Charles Koch Foundation’s donation of $965,000 to create the Center for Free Enterprise came with some strings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/at-west-virginia-university-the-charles-koch-foundation-s-donation-of/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/jane-mayer-1031_charles_at-west-virginia-university-the-charles_2060192.jpg) > [“Radicals: A Koch Family History Oddly enough, the fiercely libertarian Koch family owed part of its fortune to two of history’s most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/radicals-a-koch-family-history-oddly-enough-the-fiercely-libertarian/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/jane-mayer-1031_business-relationshi_radicals-a-koch-family-history-oddly-eno_957360.png) > [“the Kochs presented themselves as champions of criminal justice reform, but while they were active in ALEC, it was instrumental in pushing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-kochs-presented-themselves-as-champions-of-criminal-justice/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/jane-mayer-1031_charles_the-kochs-presented-themselves-as-champi_2005245.jpg) > [“the government-slashing agenda of the Koch network was a problem for these voters. Fink acknowledged, “We want to decrease regulations. Why? It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-government-slashing-agenda-of-the-koch-network-was-a-problem-for/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/jane-mayer-1031_charles_the-government-slashing-agenda-of-the-ko_2370040.png) > [“What happened? We had bad data,” a Koch insider conceded after it was over. They had counted on an electorate less diverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/what-happened-we-had-bad-data-a-koch-insider-conceded-after-it-was/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/jane-mayer-1031_trump_what-happened-we-had-bad-data-a-koch-ins_1552163.png) > [“This faction hoped to use their wealth to advance a strain of conservative libertarian politics that was so far out on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/this-faction-hoped-to-use-their-wealth-to-advance-a-strain-of/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/jane-mayer-1031_charles_this-faction-hoped-to-use-their-wealth-t_774007.png) > [“the Koch brothers—owned virtually all of what had become under their leadership the second-largest private company in America. They owned four thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-koch-brothers-owned-virtually-all-of-what-had-become-under-their/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/jane-mayer-1031_business_the-koch-brothers-owned-virtually-all-of_2793084.png) > [“Fred Koch’s political views were apparently shaped by his traumatic exposure to the Soviet Union. Over time, Stalin brutally purged several of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/fred-koch-s-political-views-were-apparently-shaped-by-his-traumatic/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/jane-mayer-1031_business-deals_fred-koch-s-political-views-were-apparen_2314408.png) > [“One former insider in the Kochs’ realm, who declined to be named because he feared retribution, described the early donor summits as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-who-declined-to-be-named/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/jane-mayer-1031_bottom-line_one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-wh_1383710.jpg) > [“On Election Day, to the surprise of Romney and his backers, Democratic voters turned out in far bigger numbers than the Republicans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/on-election-day-to-the-surprise-of-romney-and-his-backers-democratic/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/jane-mayer-1031_charles_on-election-day-to-the-surprise-of-romne_2407393.png) > [“Koch emphasized rugged pursuits, taking his sons big-game hunting in Africa and filling the basement billiard room with what one cousin remembered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/koch-emphasized-rugged-pursuits-taking-his-sons-big-game-hunting-in/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/jane-mayer-1031_animals_koch-emphasized-rugged-pursuits-taking-h_2359885.png) > [“When World War II began, the high-octane fuel was used in bombing raids by German pilots. Like Davis, the Koch family benefited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/when-world-war-ii-began-the-high-octane-fuel-was-used-in-bombing/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/jane-mayer-1031_business_when-world-war-ii-began-the-high-octane_2147322.jpg) ## More by Jane Mayer > [“David Brock, a conservative apostate who became a liberal activist, described the Heritage Foundation, where he was a young fellow, as almost completely under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/david-brock-a-conservative-apostate-who-became-a-liberal-activist/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“The early think tank was not a spy operation, but it was funded by wealthy men who had no objections to using pretexts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-early-think-tank-was-not-a-spy-operation-but-it-was-funded-by/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“Americans for Prosperity annoyed some of the Tea Partiers,” recalls the libertarian blogger Ralph Benko. “These people drove up, opened the door, put T-shirts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/americans-for-prosperity-annoyed-some-of-the-tea-partiers-recalls-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“When Barack Obama took office, the fossil fuel industry was not only eager to preserve its perks but also more militant in its opposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/when-barack-obama-took-office-the-fossil-fuel-industry-was-not-only/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [If you have an informed electorate, it makes great choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/if-you-have-an-informed-electorate-it-makes-great-choices/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [ One of the oddities of this election is the man that \[Donald\] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs'… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/one-of-the-oddities-of-this-election-is-the-man-that-donald-trump/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“The candidates promised to cut taxes for those in the highest brackets, preserve Wall Street loopholes, tolerate the off-shoring of manufacturing jobs and profits,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-candidates-promised-to-cut-taxes-for-those-in-the-highest/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“Amway in fact was structured to avoid federal taxes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/amway-in-fact-was-structured-to-avoid-federal-taxes/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“radicals in Congress refused to back down, bringing virtually the entire federal government to a halt for sixteen days in October, leaving the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/radicals-in-congress-refused-to-back-down-bringing-virtually-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [What I write about is how much influence it's had in things like state legislatures and governorships and congressional races. The other thing that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/what-i-write-about-is-how-much-influence-it-s-had-in-things-like/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“Two months into their tenure, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee also led a crusade against alternative, renewable energy programs. They successfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/two-months-into-their-tenure-republicans-on-the-house-energy-and/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [ \[The Kochs\] they hate big government. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-kochs-they-hate-big-government/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“Rob Reich, a professor of political science at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, explains that private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/rob-reich-a-professor-of-political-science-at-stanford-university-and/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“During the previous eight years of Republican rule, this conservative corporate elite had consolidated its power, amassing enormous sway over the U.S. government’s regulatory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/during-the-previous-eight-years-of-republican-rule-this-conservative/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) > [“Noble again chose Larry McCarthy, the veteran media consultant who was known for his ability to distill a complicated subject into a simple, potent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/noble-again-chose-larry-mccarthy-the-veteran-media-consultant-who-was/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koch/jane-mayer/#itemlist", "name": "25 Koch Quotes By Jane Mayer", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In fact, Charles Koch tried to get [Mike] Pence to run for the White House in 2012.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Mayer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-pence-to-run-for-the-white/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/jane-mayer-1031_facts_in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-p_994041.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/jane-mayer-1031_facts_in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-p_994041.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/jane-mayer-1031_facts_in-fact-charles-koch-tried-to-get-mike-p_994041.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In fact, Charles Koch tried to get [Mike] Pence to run for the White House in 2012.” — Jane Mayer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What the Koch network needed to do, he said, was to persuade moderate, undecided voters that the “intent” of economic libertarians was virtuous.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Mayer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-said-was-to-persuade-moderate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/jane-mayer-1031_charles_what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-sa_1456160.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/jane-mayer-1031_charles_what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-sa_1456160.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/jane-mayer-1031_charles_what-the-koch-network-needed-to-do-he-sa_1456160.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What the Koch network needed to do, he said, was to persuade moderate, undecided voters that the “intent” of…” — Jane Mayer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency’s database revealed Koch Industries to be the number one producer of toxic waste in the country.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Mayer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/in-2012-the-environmental-protection-agency-s-database-revealed-koch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/jane-mayer-1031_climate_in-2012-the-environmental-protection-age_1078892.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/jane-mayer-1031_climate_in-2012-the-environmental-protection-age_1078892.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/jane-mayer-1031_climate_in-2012-the-environmental-protection-age_1078892.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency’s database revealed Koch Industries to be the number one…” — Jane Mayer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The numbers regarding Koch Industries’ pollution were incontrovertible. 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Over time, Stalin brutally purged several of Koch’s Soviet acquaintances, giving him a firsthand glimpse into the murderous nature of the Communist regime. Koch was also apparently shaken by a steely government minder assigned to him while he worked in the Soviet Union, who threatened that the Communists would soon conquer the United States. Koch was deeply affected by the experience and later, after his business deals were completed, said he regretted his collaboration. 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The Kochs vehemently opposed the government taking any action on climate change that would hurt their fossil fuel profits.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Mayer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-who-declined-to-be-named/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/jane-mayer-1031_bottom-line_one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-wh_1383710.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/jane-mayer-1031_bottom-line_one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-wh_1383710.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/jane-mayer-1031_bottom-line_one-former-insider-in-the-kochs-realm-wh_1383710.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One former insider in the Kochs’ realm, who declined to be named because he feared retribution, described…” — Jane Mayer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 23, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“On Election Day, to the surprise of Romney and his backers, Democratic voters turned out in far bigger numbers than the Republicans expected. 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Like Davis, the Koch family benefited from the venture. 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