William Weld Quotes
- There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy. Departed
- Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups?… Believe
- It's completely idiot proof." I told them they've got it all wrong. I want a machine that is "idiot friendly. All
- If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce… Areas
- Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as… Citizens
- It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free. Free
- Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice. Government
- It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office. Bully
- One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties. Act
- Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea. Bad
- So government acts as a safeguard of our property. Acts
- I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here. Censure
- I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum. Coercive
- My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep. Cut
- Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs. Addressing
- We absolutely have to restrain concentrations of wealth in industry from spoiling the situation for everybody. Absolutely