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> [Simplification of the tax code would not only unlock dormant economic potential, but, in the process, it would blunt the preferred weapon of social engineers, who reward favored industries, punish success and distort economic incentives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/simplification-of-the-tax-code-would-not-only-unlock-dormant-economic/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

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## More by David Harsanyi

> [Modern Democrats aren't the first political party to abuse power - far from it. Obama isn'€™t the first president to abuse executive power -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/modern-democrats-aren-t-the-first-political-party-to-abuse-power-far/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/i-don-t-think-that-voters-should-be-fixated-on-public-policy-in-a/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [Washington has a mysterious power to turn perfectly reasonable, wholesome, well-meaning human beings into equivocating crooked gasbags.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/washington-has-a-mysterious-power-to-turn-perfectly-reasonable/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [A true fascist is anyone who wants to take away my air conditioning or force me to ride a bike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/a-true-fascist-is-anyone-who-wants-to-take-away-my-air-conditioning/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [A religion without rules or God isn't sustainable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/a-religion-without-rules-or-god-isn-t-sustainable/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that produces far more suffering than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/i-believe-that-the-war-on-drugs-is-a-tragically-misplaced-use-of/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [It would probably strike the average politician as absurd to argue that the best way to fix the economy is to stop trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/it-would-probably-strike-the-average-politician-as-absurd-to-argue/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of voters are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/it-s-difficult-for-democracy-to-function-properly-under-the-most/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/you-don-t-have-to-get-things-done-all-the-time-to-be-productive/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [The realization that you can't predict the future -- and mold it -- could only come as a shock to an academic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/the-realization-that-you-can-t-predict-the-future-and-mold-it-could/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [You'll often hear the left lecture about the importance of dissent in a free society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/you-ll-often-hear-the-left-lecture-about-the-importance-of-dissent-in/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [The deepest mystery of Twitter is why celebrities and elected officials take part. After all, we all know they can't write their own lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/the-deepest-mystery-of-twitter-is-why-celebrities-and-elected/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [Biblical movies need not sermonize, just be honest to the foundational story. As powerful as the message is for people of faith, it's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/biblical-movies-need-not-sermonize-just-be-honest-to-the-foundational/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

> [The crusade to convince us that global warming can only be dealt with by wealth destruction and higher energy prices began with an effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/the-crusade-to-convince-us-that-global-warming-can-only-be-dealt-with/)

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> [Twitter's popularity and usefulness are mysteries to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/twitter-s-popularity-and-usefulness-are-mysteries-to-me/)

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