Economics Quote by Jason Brennan

Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.

— William O. Douglas

Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people instead of an industrial oligarchy

— William O. Douglas

The more power government has to provide things, the more power it has to dictate terms.

— Sheldon Richman

When power is for sale, then government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.

— Charley Reese

One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.

— Calvin Coolidge

Money is economic power.

— Walter Bagehot

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.

— Ronald Reagan

The government's coercive taxing power necessarily creates two classes: those who create and those who consume the wealth expropriated and transferred by that power.

— Sheldon Richman

It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power.

— Michael Pare

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power.

— Jose Saramago

“The freer an economy is, the more this human diversity of knowledge will be manifested. By contrast, political power originates in top-down processes-governments, monopolies,…

— George Gilder

The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the same.

— Marco Rubio