Congress Quote by Walter E. Williams

“Most Americans, who think Congress has a right to do anything for which they can get a majority vote, ignore the clearly written constitutional restraints on Congress.”

Walter E. Williams

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Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you.

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Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of…

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More important than anything else is for Americans to wise up to class warfare demagoguery and reject the politics of envy.

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Wal-Mart has become the whipping boy for political demagogues, unions and anti-traders. I suggest that they have the wrong target.... Wal-Mart exists and prospers…

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When the Founders thought of democracy, they saw democracy in the political sphere - a sphere strictly limited by the Constitution's well-defined and enumerated…

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Reaching into one's own pocket to assist his fellow man is noble and worthy of praise. Reaching into another person's pocket to assist one's…

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If there's a distinct group of Americans who harbor open contempt for constitutional principles and rule of law, it's lawyers, judges and members of…

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Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending is. Since…

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Students who are alien and hostile to the education process ought to be removed. You say, "What will we do with them?" I say…

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Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists.

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What we call the market is really a democratic process involving millions, and in some markets billions, of people making personal decisions that express…

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The bottom line is that the true test of one's commitment to freedom of association doesn't come when he allows people to associate in…

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