Ought Quotes by John Stossel

Fraud will always exist. Enforcement of anti-fraud laws is a useful deterrent, but in the end there's no substitute for investor vigilance. Government regulations…

— John Stossel

The welfare state has done to Black Americans what slavery (and Jim Crow and racism) could not have done. . .break up the black…

— John Stossel

“If overpopulation or lack of resources created poverty, then Hong Kong should be poor. Hong Kong has 20 times as many people per square…

— John Stossel

But nothing is better than the market, where the customer and the business deal directly with each other, because if you rip people off,…

— John Stossel

The people who have the biggest passion for restricting other people's behavior are the very people we should worry about most. Unfortunately, they keep…

— John Stossel

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

— John Stossel

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

— John Stossel

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

— John Stossel

Asking someone in the media about liberal bias is like asking a fish about water. 'Huh, what are you talking about? Where is it?'

— John Stossel

Government is so big today that more than half the population gets a major part of its income from the state.

— John Stossel

I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

— John Stossel

“Cornelius Vanderbilt and his fellow tycoon John D. Rockefeller were often called 'robber barons'. Newspapers said they were evil, and ran cartoons showing Vanderbilt…

— John Stossel