Big government Quote by Arthur C. Brooks

“Liberals are more likely to see people as victims of circumstance and oppression, and doubt whether individuals can climb without governmental help. My own…

— Arthur C. Brooks

We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes…

— Arthur C. Brooks

The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is…

— Arthur C. Brooks

In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I…

— Arthur C. Brooks

The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.

— Arthur C. Brooks

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.

— Arthur C. Brooks

FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about…

— Arthur C. Brooks

Conservatives are better talking about opportunity and growth in the abstract, while liberals talk more about poor people. Right now we [americans] need a…

— Arthur C. Brooks

The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In…

— Arthur C. Brooks

There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you…

— Arthur C. Brooks

Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction.

— Arthur C. Brooks

There's a general intuition around the nonprofit world these days that younger generations are less likely to join. But I have found in my…

— Arthur C. Brooks