“Liberals are more likely to see people as victims of circumstance and oppression, and doubt whether individuals can climb without governmental help.… — Arthur C. Brooks Conservatism Copy Share Image
We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of… — Arthur C. Brooks Bigger Copy Share Image
The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of… — Arthur C. Brooks Belief Copy Share Image
In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it… — Arthur C. Brooks Also Copy Share Image
The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake. — Arthur C. Brooks America Copy Share Image
The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure. — Arthur C. Brooks Failure Copy Share Image
FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing… — Arthur C. Brooks About Copy Share Image
Conservatives are better talking about opportunity and growth in the abstract, while liberals talk more about poor people. Right now we [americans]… — Arthur C. Brooks Abstract Copy Share Image
The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and… — Arthur C. Brooks Ability Copy Share Image
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair.… — Arthur C. Brooks Government Copy Share Image
Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction. — Arthur C. Brooks Business Copy Share Image
There's a general intuition around the nonprofit world these days that younger generations are less likely to join. But I have found… — Arthur C. Brooks Found Copy Share Image
Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support… — Arthur C. Brooks Big government Copy Share Image
Happiness isn't found in some finite checklist of goals that we can diligently complete and then coast. It's how we live our… — Arthur C. Brooks Checklists Copy Share Image
The key to happiness is not being rich; it's doing something arduous and creating something of value and then being able to… — Arthur C. Brooks Able Copy Share Image
As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship. — Arthur C. Brooks Dedicated Copy Share Image
Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the… — Arthur C. Brooks Ashamed Copy Share Image
If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone. — Arthur C. Brooks Definitions Copy Share Image
