Interest Groups Quotes

46 quotes by 43 authors

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members. — Peter Brimelow
I'm sometimes asked why it is that for 30 years we seem to have trouble in the United States enforcing the rules against illegal immigration,… — Michael Chertoff
The government has departments to deal with the special interest groups that make themselves heard and felt. A Department of Agriculture cares for the farmers'… — Malcolm X
In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense. — Paul Craig Roberts
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by interest group pressures. The kinds… — Paul Krugman
This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers, and making them… — Murray Rothbard
The timing & characteristics of state intervention affect not only organizational tactics and strategies, but the content and definition of interest itself... Some scholars have… — Theda Skocpol
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 hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows… — Ronald Reagan
I'm not a caterer. I just have to stay with my creative convictions. At some point, you have to just get past the special-interest groups… — Ron Howard
Im sorry Im not gay or Jewish, so I dont have a special interest group of journalists that support me. — Vincent Gallo
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good… — Angela Merkel
When are we left-wingers going to learn that we are losing the cultural and political battle with conservatives because we are fractured into narcissistic special-interest… — Sherman Alexie
Politicians will pander to special-interest groups eager to gain at the public expense. — Donald J. Boudreaux
Storytelling may be what most distinguishes social movements from interest groups. — Marshall Ganz
I have always felt that public, commercial and community organisations should be as open as possible about their affairs. They need to be accountable to… — Laisenia Qarase
But the consequences of the whole-hearted and uncritical embrace of politics by Christians has been, IN EFFECT, to reduce Christian faith to a political ideology… — James Davison Hunter
When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - â€˜We the peopleâ€™. — Ronald Reagan
What is happening to teachers now across this nation is a disgrace. The attacks on them are a blot on our nation. Teachers and students… — Diane Ravitch
Christ was crucified because he would have nothing to do with the crowd (even though he addressed himself to all). He did not want to… — Soren Kierkegaard

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