For those who fancy that government's projects are uniquely important, or for those who imagine that holding government office makes someone unusually… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
People who seek political power are, with exceptions too rare to matter, never to be trusted; at best, such people are vain and officious busybodies. People who actually achieve political power are to be trusted even less than those who seek it without success; winning elections requires a measure of deceitfulness and Machiavellian immorality that no decent person comes close… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share
Politicians will pander to special-interest groups eager to gain at the public expense. — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
When government does more than guard against the initiation of force, inevitably it becomes a means of theft and bamboozlement. — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
For those who fancy that government's projects are uniquely important, or for those who imagine that holding government office makes someone unusually saintly or… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
To worry about differences in earned incomes simply because some persons earn more than other persons is to wallow in envy. And envy is,… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
People who seek political power are, with exceptions too rare to matter, never to be trusted; at best, such people are vain and officious busybodies. People who actually achieve political power are to be trusted even less than those who seek it without success; winning elections requires a measure of deceitfulness and Machiavellian immorality that no decent person comes close… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share
Let's be clear about one indisputable fact: capitalism vigorously pursued has never produced the atrocities - starvation, tyranny, and genocide - that are produced… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
So confident am I that the number of deaths from violent storms will continue to decline that I challenge Mr. McKibben - or Al… — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
Politicians will pander to special-interest groups eager to gain at the public expense. — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
When government does more than guard against the initiation of force, inevitably it becomes a means of theft and bamboozlement. — Donald J. Boudreaux Copy Share Image
