Politics Quote by Christopher H. Achen

Welfare policies never attain those - allegedly beneficial - ends which the government and the self-styled progressives who advocated them wanted to attain, but…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Government policy would advance in the direction of people if we just voted consistently for politicians who represent the interests of people. This is…

— David Akadjian

Politicians should be dedicated to the welfare of the people, but sometimes politics becomes like a game of chess, in which the sole aim…

— Nirmala Srivastava

What people demand is what the policies serve.

— Joe Gebbia

“After all, if ignorance were the problem, well-meaning leaders would quickly learn what types of policies increased their citizens’ incomes and welfare, and would…

— Daron Acemoğlu

“The end-game for statists is very obvious. If you expand the bureaucratic class and you expand the dependent class, you can put together a…

— Mark Steyn

Political science has long tried to tackle a fundamental question of voter behavior: Do voters choose politicians because those politicians hold views that they…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

“Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.”

— Paul Collier

I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

“That is why we have welfare instead of workfare meaning that conservatives like welfare. It may sound like a shock to you but conservatives…

— William Domhoff

There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.

— Jack Kemp

A well-designed welfare state can actually encourage people to take chances with their jobs and be more, not less, open to changes.

— Ha-Joon Chang