Government Intervention Quotes

24 Government Intervention quotes by 21 unique authors

Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the entry of competitors… — Ayn Rand
Let's face a historical truth: we have never had a "free market", we have always had government intervention in the economy, and indeed that intervention… — Howard Zinn
There is still a tendency to regard any existing government intervention as desirable, to attribute all evils to the market, and to evaluate new proposals… — Milton Friedman
We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity… — Calvin Coolidge
This is not about abortion or the antics. This is about pro choice versus anti-choice and government intervention in a woman's personal decisions about her… — Kathleen Turner
There is no way to stabilize the markets other than through government intervention. — Henry Paulson
We are moving rapidly from an era of an oligopoly of content providers to an oligopoly of content controllers: new choke points. This is not… — Dan Gillmor
In practice, without appropriate government intervention, Smith's "invisible hand" dons brass knuckles and conducts gang warfare, creating fierce battles between competitors who would be more… — Denise Caruso
When government takes away options, it is bound to make some people worse off, even with intrinsicallly good intentions behind that government intervention. — Thomas Sowell
I'm a little embarrassed about how long it took me to see the folly of most government intervention. It was probably 15 years before I… — John Stossel
If, for example, existing government intervention is minor, we shall attach a smaller weight to the negative effect of additional government intervention. This is an… — Milton Friedman
Its often difficult for conservatives to separate overall government intervention from a question as simple as the census. — Patrick McHenry
People constantly requesting government intervention are casting their problems at society. And, you know, there's no such thing as society. There are individual men and… — Margaret Thatcher
The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is… — Michael Badnarik
...free enterprise, [is] a term that refers, in practice, to a system of public subsidy and private profit, with massive government intervention in the economy… — Noam Chomsky
The FHA's success provides strong evidence that government can and should play a role in the nation's mortgage finance system. It also demonstrates that although… — Mark Zandi
It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the… — Mark Zandi
We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama… — Thomas Frank
What I object to the current government intervention in so-called 'solving the crisis', they haven't solved anything. They've just postponed it. — Marc Faber
What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. — P.J. O'Rourke
The nature of the economic system should be a matter for public choice, and free market capitalism should not be accepted without any discussion of… — Tony Benn
While admirers of capitalism, we also to a certain extent believe it has limitations that require government intervention in markets to make them work. — Janet Yellen
We need better options for securing the Internet. Instead of looking primarily for top-down government intervention, we can enlist the operators and users themselves. — Jonathan Zittrain
We pay too little attention to the reserve power of the people to take care of themselves. We are too solicitous for government intervention, on… — Calvin Coolidge

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