Walter E. Williams

Democracy and liberty are not the same. Democracy is little more than mob rule, while liberty refers to the sovereignty of the…

— Walter E. Williams

In a free society, government has the responsibility of protecting us from others, but not from ourselves.

— Walter E. Williams

It's people seeking more for themselves that has produced a better life for all Americans.

— Walter E. Williams

If our country is to survive and prosper, we must summon the courage to condemn and reject the liberal agenda, and we…

— Walter E. Williams

Politicians have immense power to do harm to the economy. But they have very little power to do good.

— Walter E. Williams

More important than anything else is for Americans to wise up to class warfare demagoguery and reject the politics of envy.

— Walter E. Williams

If the States do not have the right to secede, then they have no rights at all.

— Walter E. Williams

Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you.

— Walter E. Williams

According to the Institute for International Economics, trade barriers cost American consumers $80 billion a year or more than $1,200 per family.

— Walter E. Williams

The greatest percentage of poverty is found in female-headed households. Over 70 percent of female-headed households are poor. A large percentage of…

— Walter E. Williams

The true test of one's commitment to liberty and private property rights doesn't come when we permit people to be free to…

— Walter E. Williams

The public good is promoted best by people pursuing their own private interests. This bothers some people because they're more concerned with…

— Walter E. Williams

There are many farm handouts; but let's call them what they really are: a form of legalized theft. Essentially, a congressman tells…

— Walter E. Williams

Most of what Congress does fits the description of forcing one American to serve the purposes of another American. That description differs…

— Walter E. Williams

Charity is reaching into one's own pockets to assist his fellow man in need. Reaching into someone else's pocket to assist one's…

— Walter E. Williams

Government income redistribution programs produce the same result as theft. In fact, that's what a thief does; he redistributes income. The difference…

— Walter E. Williams

There is no question that if one were to ask whether we Americans are moving towards more liberty or more government control…

— Walter E. Williams

“Some say it's wrong to profit from the misfortune of others. I ask my students whether they'd support a law against doing…

— Walter E. Williams

Philosopher Bertrand Russell suggested that 'Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.' And, it was Albert Einstein…

— Walter E. Williams

Profit is vital to human well-being. Profit is the payment to entrepreneurs just as wages are payments to labor, interest to capital…

— Walter E. Williams

When the history of the 20th century is finally written, one of its key features will be the wanton slaughter of more…

— Walter E. Williams

It was not until the Abraham Lincoln administration that an income tax was imposed on Americans. Its stated purpose was to finance…

— Walter E. Williams

Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private…

— Walter E. Williams

I was more than anything a radical. I was more sympathetic to Malcolm X than Martin Luther King because Malcolm X was…

— Walter E. Williams

Multiculturalists argue that different cultural values are morally equivalent. That's nonsense.

— Walter E. Williams

The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends.

— Walter E. Williams

Democracy gives the aura of legitimacy to acts that would otherwise be considered tyranny.

— Walter E. Williams

I have nothing against rich people. In fact, I've been struggling most of my life to join them.

— Walter E. Williams

The crucial question for any policy is not what, are its intentions, but what are its effects?

— Walter E. Williams

If grade inflation continues, a college bachelor's degree will have just as much credibility as a high school diploma.

— Walter E. Williams

Always be suspicious of those who pretend to know it all, claim their way is the best way and are willing to…

— Walter E. Williams

Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place.

— Walter E. Williams

The difference between a thief and a congressman: When a thief steals your money, he doesn't expect you to thank him.

— Walter E. Williams

Preaching doom and gloom has been beneficial to the political class. They use it to gain more power and control.

— Walter E. Williams

Saying the Constitution is a living document is the same as saying we don't have a Constitution.

— Walter E. Williams

Students who are alien and hostile to the education process ought to be removed. You say, "What will we do with them?"…

— Walter E. Williams

Government schools can go for decades delivering low-quality services, and what's the result? The people who manage it earn higher pay. It's…

— Walter E. Williams

However, if we wish to be compassionate with our fellow man, we must learn to engage in dispassionate analysis. In other words,…

— Walter E. Williams

Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible…

— Walter E. Williams

Tariff policy beneficiaries are always visible, but its victims are mostly invisible. Politicians love this. The reason is simple: The beneficiaries know…

— Walter E. Williams