John Stossel

Wealthier is healthier.

— John Stossel

Give me a break.

— John Stossel

I was a closet stutterer.

— John Stossel

There's no business that's too small for government to torture

— John Stossel

The politicians should not tell the people to shut up.

— John Stossel

I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.

— John Stossel

I like taking the subway to work.

— John Stossel

Markets are too complex to manipulate beneficially.

— John Stossel

Patrick Henry didn't say, "Give me safety, or give me death."

— John Stossel

Give me safety, or give me death.

— John Stossel

All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger.

— John Stossel

Nothing keeps a company honest and efficient like the threat of other companies coming along and taking its business away.

— John Stossel

Give me a break - They say taxes are inevitable, like death. At least death doesn't come every year.

— John Stossel

Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

— John Stossel

Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.

— John Stossel

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

— John Stossel

Government has no money of its own. All it does is take resources from one group and given them to another.

— John Stossel

People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

— John Stossel

Freedom works, and government, when it grows beyond the barest minimum, keeps people poor.

— John Stossel

Asking someone in the media about liberal bias is like asking a fish about water. 'Huh, what are you talking about? Where…

— John Stossel

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to…

— John Stossel

Current government regulation interferes with honest voluntary exchanges by imposing arbitrary terms and requiring tons of paperwork disclosing information no one wants…

— John Stossel

Unions say, 'Education of the children is too important to be left to the vagaries of the market.' The opposite is true.…

— John Stossel

To finance 'entitlement' programs, the government threatens force against the taxpayers who provide the money. Why are people who favor compulsion called…

— John Stossel

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

— John Stossel

I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted…

— John Stossel

When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All…

— John Stossel

I started out by viewing the marketplace as a cruel place, where you need intervention by government and lawyers to protect people.…

— John Stossel

The people who run the international tests told us, "the biggest predictor of student success is choice." Nations that "attach the money…

— John Stossel

“When America began, government cost every citizen $20 (in [2003] money) per year. Taxes rose during wars, but for most of the…

— John Stossel

“On September 11, it was government that failed. Law enforcement agencies didn't detect the plot. The FBI had reports that said young…

— John Stossel

“A group called the Food Research and Action Center wants the government to spend more on food programs. Sure enough, their study…

— John Stossel

What private property does is connect effort to reward, creating an incentive for people to produce for more. Then, if there's a…

— John Stossel

Politicians and bureaucrats clearly have no idea how complicated markets are. Every day people make countless tradeoffs, in all areas of life,…

— John Stossel

Saying that government is not the way to solve problems is not saying that humanity cannot solve its problems. What I've finally…

— John Stossel

Companies don't get rich hurting their customers.

— John Stossel

I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.

— John Stossel

Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?

— John Stossel

Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.

— John Stossel

Entitlement? How can you be entitled to someone else's money?

— John Stossel