People Quotes by Barney Frank

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

— Barney Frank

Ronald Reagan believes in the free market like some people believe in unicorns.

— Barney Frank

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

— Barney Frank

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.

— Barney Frank

The rights of the people who have done terrible things are hard to defend. You have to keep pointing out, the question…

— Barney Frank

Take free speech: most of the tough cases on free speech involve very unpleasant people saying very obnoxious things.

— Barney Frank

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that…

— Barney Frank

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in…

— Barney Frank

Going before an audience of people who expect you to be funny is tough. Going before an audience that expect you to…

— Barney Frank

Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them…

— Barney Frank

Donald Trump has done more for getting people to understand the importance of public policy that respond to public needs in an…

— Barney Frank

The fact that theyre a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that…

— Barney Frank

The most active people in the country know different things, and because each one tends to hear mostly and deal mostly with…

— Barney Frank

But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my…

— Barney Frank

I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender,…

— Barney Frank

In a free society, a large degree of human activity is none of the government's business. We should make criminal what's going…

— Barney Frank

One of the striking things and Donald Trump is right, he gets no Democratic votes. It's interesting there were Democrats from states…

— Barney Frank

Particularly marijuana, I think is a great hypocrisy. I think frankly it contributes to a good deal of the sense of unfairness…

— Barney Frank

Excessive partisanship is the problem. There has never been a democracy in the history of the world in a polity of any…

— Barney Frank

The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code…

— Barney Frank

You know, when I was in college, there was a big debate: Do unions raise wages? Well, with regard to industrial unions,…

— Barney Frank

We were giving advice for the single-worst idea to come forward from a group that's been rife with them, it would be…

— Barney Frank

I do have things I would like to see adopted on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people: they include the…

— Barney Frank

Can I say one other thing that's very important? I'm indebted to Donald Trump for a long time, we've had this problem…

— Barney Frank

Trying to avert foreclosures, once you can't just force the banks to do it as a condition of getting aid, means that…

— Barney Frank

Whenever people are being intellectually dishonest in debate, it is an implicit concession they have lost the fight

— Barney Frank

There is a correlation between people who attack same-sex marriage and have difficulty maintaining their own.

— Barney Frank

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies…

— Barney Frank

The people who started the American government, the founders of the Constitution, didn't like political parties but they were forced to start…

— Barney Frank

I am not aware of any specific provision that mandates any tightening of lending to small business other than a requirement that…

— Barney Frank

If people knew of ethics violations, they should have sent them to the Ethics Committee. If you think there was serious ethics…

— Barney Frank

It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite…

— Barney Frank

If you care deeply about a cause and you are then engaged on behalf of that cause in an activity that makes…

— Barney Frank

I do not think that any self-respecting radical in history would have considered advocating people’s rights to get married, join the Army,…

— Barney Frank

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own…

— Barney Frank

These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems,…

— Barney Frank

As a liberal, I am morally obligated to be pragmatic. What good do I do poor people, elderly people, people who are…

— Barney Frank

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who…

— Barney Frank

Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political…

— Barney Frank

What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the…

— Barney Frank