Agree Quote by Milton Friedman

By its nature, governments and taxes are not voluntary. Government actions are violent and coercive, and theft as well.

— Jeff Berwick

In all that people can do for themselves, government ought not to interfere.

— Abraham Lincoln

Economists love to talk about incentives, but the bottom line is that people hate being controlled or manipulated, even when done through voluntary institutions.…

— Tyler Cowen

“Even the most well-meaning government policies have unintended consequences that have harmed the economy. If government policies were today held accountable the way private…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

You know, in a business, you have to operate on the basis of voluntary investment by individuals in a cause. With government, there is…

— Mike Lee

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust…

— Fred Woodworth

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

— Ronald Reagan

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

Economists think about what people ought to do. Psychologists watch what they actually do.

— Daniel Kahneman

Many writers, including myself, have detailed how irresponsible government actions slow economic recoveries. Similar behavior by individuals impedes growth, too. If you can't find…

— Amity Shlaes

A government cannot be wrong in punishing fraud or force, but it is almost certain to be wrong if, abandoning its legitimate function, it…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.

— Harry Browne