Action Quote by Michael Barone

Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.

— Ayn Rand

“Theodore Roosevelt, assailed the idea, declaring, “No amount of charity in spending such fortunes can compensate in any way for the misconduct in acquiring…

— Jane Mayer

Corporatism trying to redeem itself through charity is akin to a serial killer offering to pay a fine for his crimes.

— Dean Cavanagh

The IRS, now known for abusing its power by targeting groups for their political beliefs, is a prime example of an overgrown federal agency…

— Mark Meadows

Law 12: Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim.

— The 48 Laws Of Power

The government is mainly an expensive organization to regulate evildoers, and tax those who behave: government does little for fairly respectable people except annoy…

— E. W. Howe

“I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan, as proposed by this bill, to indulge a benevolent and charitable sentiment through the…

— Grover Cleveland

“Plunder by force or subterfuge is called theft, larceny, burglary, swindling. Plunder under color of law can take the form of ‘economic regulation’, ‘too…

— Joseph Befumo

“In many cases individuals are exploited by markets, and states employ their armies, police forces and bureaucracies to persecute individuals instead of defending them.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

This policy of supplying by opposite and rival interests, the defect of better motives, might be traced through the whole system of human affairs,…

— James Madison

Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax credits, favorable…

— Charles Koch

Sophisticated criminal organizations have one incentive: money. They find a need and fill it.

— Michelle Steel