--- title: "8 Section 8 Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Section 8 quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Section 8 sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-boaz-23767_abolish_the-real-reason-to-abolish-departments-l_302644.jpg" --- > [The real reason to abolish departments like Energy and Education is not to promote efficiency, nor even to save taxpayers’ money. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-boaz/the-real-reason-to-abolish-departments-like-energy-and-education-is/) [David Boaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-boaz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/david-boaz-23767_abolish_the-real-reason-to-abolish-departments-l_302644.jpg) > [My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecily-mcmillan/my-town-was-all-white-and-shut-down-section-8-housing-because-they/) [Cecily McMillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecily-mcmillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/cecily-mcmillan-33116_black_my-town-was-all-white-and-shut-down-sect_350359.jpg) > [But did the Founding Fathers ever intend for the federal government to involve itself in education, health care or retirement benefits? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-elder/but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend-for-the-federal-government/) [Larry Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-elder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/larry-elder-16548_answers_but-did-the-founding-fathers-ever-intend_539236.png) > [Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-crane/article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution-of-course-lays-out-the/) [Ed Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-crane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/ed-crane-39299_articles_article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution_1099836.jpg) > [Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution says Congress has the ability to coin money and regulate the currency and doesn't say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/article-1-section-8-of-the-constitution-says-congress-has-the-ability/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/ron-paul-686_ability_article-1-section-8-of-the-constitution_2299852.png) > [Who in their right mind ever thought that the birth of a child to an illegal immigrant converted to citizenship? A lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/who-in-their-right-mind-ever-thought-that-the-birth-of-a-child-to-an/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/rush-limbaugh-28_14th-amendment_who-in-their-right-mind-ever-thought-tha_2320535.jpg) > [Congress shall have Power . . . to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/congress-shall-have-power-to-promote-the-progress-of-science-and/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/james-madison-373_art_congress-shall-have-power-to-promote-the_2832706.jpg) > [I got 304's in 310 on Section 8, with multiple 187's... Sport a Marilyn Manson t-shirt when I die and go to heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ras-kass/i-got-304-s-in-310-on-section-8-with-multiple-187-s-sport-a-marilyn/) [Ras Kass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ras-kass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78d/ras-kass-37379_dies_i-got-304-s-in-310-on-section-8-with-mul_3144437.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/section-8/#itemlist", "name": "Section 8 Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The real reason to abolish departments like Energy and Education is not to promote efficiency, nor even to save taxpayers’ money. It is that many agencies perform functions that are not Federal responsibility. The founders delegated to the Government only strictly defined authority in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. 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