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> [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 trustworthy, entrusting government with power that we would never entrust to our neighbors or other private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/for-those-who-fancy-that-government-s-projects-are-uniquely-important/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

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## More by Donald J. Boudreaux

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/for-those-who-fancy-that-government-s-projects-are-uniquely-important/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [To worry about differences in earned incomes simply because some persons earn more than other persons is to wallow in envy. And envy is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/to-worry-about-differences-in-earned-incomes-simply-because-some/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [People who seek political power are, with exceptions too rare to matter, never to be trusted; at best, such people are vain and officious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/people-who-seek-political-power-are-with-exceptions-too-rare-to/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [Let's be clear about one indisputable fact: capitalism vigorously pursued has never produced the atrocities - starvation, tyranny, and genocide - that are produced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/let-s-be-clear-about-one-indisputable-fact-capitalism-vigorously/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [Politicians, like bombers, seldom see their victims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/politicians-like-bombers-seldom-see-their-victims/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [So confident am I that the number of deaths from violent storms will continue to decline that I challenge Mr. McKibben - or Al…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/so-confident-am-i-that-the-number-of-deaths-from-violent-storms-will/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [Politicians will pander to special-interest groups eager to gain at the public expense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/politicians-will-pander-to-special-interest-groups-eager-to-gain-at/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

> [When government does more than guard against the initiation of force, inevitably it becomes a means of theft and bamboozlement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-j-boudreaux/when-government-does-more-than-guard-against-the-initiation-of-force/)

[Donald J. Boudreaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-j-boudreaux/)

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