To end cronyism we must end government's ability to dole out favors and rig the market. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten restrictions on competition and subsidies and stuff. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Citizens who over-rely on their government to do everything not only become dependent on their government, they end up having to do… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
There are now businesses and entire industries that exist solely as a result of federal patronage. Profiting from government instead of earning… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
We needed to be uncompromising with our workforce, to expect 100 percent of our employees to comply 100 percent of the time… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Why I've never been that fond of politics and only got into it recently kicking and screaming, because I don't think politicians… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
America was the first country in history to be founded on, people have rights. Not the divine right of kings, not the… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
When you start attacking cronyism and peoples political interests, it gets nasty. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Many businesses with unpopular products or inefficient production find it much easier to curry the favor of a few influential politicians or… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
When currying favor with Washington is seen as a much easier way to make money, businesses inevitably begin to compete with rivals… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Far too many businesses have been all too eager to lobby for maintaining and increasing subsidies and mandates paid by taxpayers and… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The government is largely influenced by people who advocate corporate welfare and advocate these policies that create this two-tiered society... — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The good and the bad news is that politicians rarely do what they say they are going to do when they campaign. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Repeatedly asking for government help undermines the foundations of society by destroying initiative and responsibility. It is also a fatal blow to… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
No centralized government, no matter how big, how smart or how powerful, can effectively and efficiently control much of society in a… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
When you start attacking cronyism and people's political interests, it gets nasty. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The easy way to make money is to get special political privilege. From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
We are on dangerous terrain when government picks winners and losers in the economy by subsidizing favored products and industries. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Most companies want free enterprise in general because that produces better goods and services and makes people's lives better, but they don't… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
If you're a leader at any level and your people aren't challenging you, you've got to change that or you can't be a leader… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Our system here of creating value for others and having people do the right thing, exchange information, and so on only works if people… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I've been blessed by learning certain principles and values that transformed my life and enabled me to accomplish more than I really had the… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources,… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Just Donald Trump's tenor and insulting of people is just beyond the pale. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
They say your genetics are going to set your direction regardless of what happens, but I think there's more to it than that. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal. — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The trajectory of this country [USA] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image