--- title: "14 Persons Quotes By Walter E. Williams" description: "14 Persons quotes by Walter E. Williams. Plus more from Walter E. Williams and more Persons sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/walter-e-williams-2709_economic_if-one-person-has-a-right-to-something-h_360366.jpg" --- > [If one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/if-one-person-has-a-right-to-something-he-did-not-earn-of-necessity/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/walter-e-williams-2709_economic_if-one-person-has-a-right-to-something-h_360366.jpg) > [No human should be coerced by the state to bear the medical expense, or any other expense, for his fellow man. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/no-human-should-be-coerced-by-the-state-to-bear-the-medical-expense/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/walter-e-williams-2709_bears_no-human-should-be-coerced-by-the-state_1209247.png) > [Once Congress establishes that one person can live at the expense of another, it pays for everyone to try to do so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/once-congress-establishes-that-one-person-can-live-at-the-expense-of/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/walter-e-williams-2709_congress_once-congress-establishes-that-one-perso_767133.png) > [The freedom of individuals from compulsion or coercion never was, and is not now, the normal state of human affairs. The normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-freedom-of-individuals-from-compulsion-or-coercion-never-was-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/walter-e-williams-2709_abuse_the-freedom-of-individuals-from-compulsi_2510366.png) > [True rights, such as those in our Constitution, or those considered to be natural or human rights, exist simultaneously among people. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/true-rights-such-as-those-in-our-constitution-or-those-considered-to/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/walter-e-williams-2709_constitution_true-rights-such-as-those-in-our-constit_2245423.png) > [No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/no-matter-how-worthy-the-cause-it-is-robbery-theft-and-injustice-to/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/walter-e-williams-2709_causes_no-matter-how-worthy-the-cause-it-is-rob_3068860.png) > [Reaching into one's own pocket to assist his fellow man is noble and worthy of praise. Reaching into another person's pocket to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/reaching-into-one-s-own-pocket-to-assist-his-fellow-man-is-noble-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/walter-e-williams-2709_condemnation_reaching-into-one-s-own-pocket-to-assist_172940.png) > [The idea that even the brightest person or group of bright people, much less the U.S. Congress, can wisely manage an economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-idea-that-even-the-brightest-person-or-group-of-bright-people/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/walter-e-williams-2709_arrogance_the-idea-that-even-the-brightest-person_2864550.png) > [Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/three-fifths-to-two-thirds-of-the-federal-budget-consists-of-taking/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/walter-e-williams-2709_betray_three-fifths-to-two-thirds-of-the-federa_2599562.jpg) > [The only way Congress can get one dollar to spend is to take that one dollar from Americans, borrow that one dollar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-only-way-congress-can-get-one-dollar-to-spend-is-to-take-that-one/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/walter-e-williams-2709_congress_the-only-way-congress-can-get-one-dollar_2003568.png) > [Despite the miracles of capitalism, it doesn't do well in popularity polls. One of the reasons is that capitalism is always evaluated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/despite-the-miracles-of-capitalism-it-doesn-t-do-well-in-popularity/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/walter-e-williams-2709_capitalism_despite-the-miracles-of-capitalism-it-do_358477.png) > [Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/government-is-necessary-but-the-only-rights-we-can-delegate-to/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/walter-e-williams-2709_authority_government-is-necessary-but-the-only-rig_2541523.jpg) > [Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/conservatives-and-liberals-are-kindred-spirits-as-far-as-government/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/walter-e-williams-2709_concerned_conservatives-and-liberals-are-kindred-s_223008.png) > [Diversity worship and multiculturalism are currency and cause for celebration at just about any college. If one is black, brown, yellow or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/diversity-worship-and-multiculturalism-are-currency-and-cause-for/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/walter-e-williams-2709_achievement_diversity-worship-and-multiculturalism-a_2099041.png) ## Other authors on Persons ## More by Walter E. Williams > [Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/vote-for-me-i-ll-use-my-office-to-take-another-american-s-money-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/elect-me-to-office-i-will-protect-and-defend-the-u-s-constitution/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [More important than anything else is for Americans to wise up to class warfare demagoguery and reject the politics of envy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/more-important-than-anything-else-is-for-americans-to-wise-up-to/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Wal-Mart has become the whipping boy for political demagogues, unions and anti-traders. I suggest that they have the wrong target… Wal-Mart exists and prospers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/wal-mart-has-become-the-whipping-boy-for-political-demagogues-unions/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [When the Founders thought of democracy, they saw democracy in the political sphere - a sphere strictly limited by the Constitution's well-defined and enumerated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/when-the-founders-thought-of-democracy-they-saw-democracy-in-the/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Reaching into one's own pocket to assist his fellow man is noble and worthy of praise. Reaching into another person's pocket to assist one's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/reaching-into-one-s-own-pocket-to-assist-his-fellow-man-is-noble-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [If there's a distinct group of Americans who harbor open contempt for constitutional principles and rule of law, it's lawyers, judges and members of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/if-there-s-a-distinct-group-of-americans-who-harbor-open-contempt-for/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending is. Since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/conservatives-and-liberals-are-kindred-spirits-as-far-as-government/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Students who are alien and hostile to the education process ought to be removed. You say, "What will we do with them?" I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/students-who-are-alien-and-hostile-to-the-education-process-ought-to/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/minimum-wage-laws-are-one-of-the-most-powerful-tools-in-the-arsenal/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [What we call the market is really a democratic process involving millions, and in some markets billions, of people making personal decisions that express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/what-we-call-the-market-is-really-a-democratic-process-involving/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [The bottom line is that the true test of one's commitment to freedom of association doesn't come when he allows people to associate in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-bottom-line-is-that-the-true-test-of-one-s-commitment-to-freedom/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [The difference between a thief and a congressman: When a thief steals your money, he doesn't expect you to thank him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-difference-between-a-thief-and-a-congressman-when-a-thief-steals/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [The global warming scare has provided a field day for politicians and others who wish to control our lives. After all, only the imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/the-global-warming-scare-has-provided-a-field-day-for-politicians-and/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) > [Legislators aren't known for being rocket scientists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/legislators-aren-t-known-for-being-rocket-scientists/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/persons/walter-e-williams/#itemlist", "name": "14 Persons Quotes By Walter E. Williams", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a right to something that he did earn.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter E. 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