America Quote by John Stossel

“Americans have perfected the questionable art of what Suzann Mettler, a professor at Cornell University calls "the submerged state." -- making government policies invisible…

— Anu Partanen

We may not always recognize it, but government plays a bigger role in our lives than any other single person or institution. We spend…

— Harry Browne

Unlike every other person and institution in society, government obtains its revenue from coercion, from taxation.

— Murray Rothbard

Government is like fire. If it is kept within bounds and under the control of the people, it contributes to the welfare of all.…

— Harold Stassen

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

— William Howard Taft

The government should spend money earned through taxes on social welfare schemes, create infrastructure and in other priority areas, whether national security or providing…

— Anurag Thakur

The government is there day in and day out, if you want all kids to have education, if you want to run courts, if…

— Bill Gates

Let me tell you, that's what taxation is - it's confiscation. It's your money, it's not the government's money. But the government makes you…

— Rafael Cruz

A thin safety net, an expansive security state: This is the American way. At all levels of government, the country spends roughly double on…

— Annie Lowrey

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various…

— George Mason

Today government touches everything in America and harms almost everything it touches. Federal, state, and local governments together spend 42 out of every 100…

— Malcolm Wallop

The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known…

— Mark Skousen