Economic growth Quote by Angus Deaton

Political institutions are a superstructure resting on an economic foundation.

— Vladimir Lenin

We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility.

— Paul Ryan

“Economic institutions shape economic incentives: the incentives to become educated, to save and invest, to innovate and adopt new technologies, and so on. It…

— Daron Acemoğlu

There is a clear business case for building the resilience and capacity of local communities, businesses, and institutions because a peaceful, educated, and productive…

— Peter Maurer

Wealth brings with it its own checks and balances. The basis of political economy is noninterference. The only safe rule is found in the…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.

— Noam Chomsky

Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams while taking…

— John Stossel

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job…

— George W. Bush

Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care

— Gordon Brown

“massive role of government in the economy has made politics the pre-eminent route to prosperity, as well as power-whether for individuals, tribes, or regions.”

— Thomas Sowell

Government's the primary source of prosperity for you, if you're on the left. And if you believe that business exists to kill you, if…

— Rush Limbaugh

Prosperity comes from the private sector.

— Rick Scott