“It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.”

Government “planning” is not an alternative to chaos. It is a pre-emption of other people’s plans.

What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?

It has nothing to say about philosophy or values, anymore than it has to say about music or literature.

It is scary how easily so many people can be brainwashed by sheer repetition of a word.

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

The media are less a window on reality, than a stage on which officials and journalists perform self-scripted, self-serving fictions.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

No government of the left has done as much for the poor as capitalism has. Even when it comes to the redistribution of income, the left talks the talk but the free market walks the walk.

When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.

It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.

It would be very heard, for example, a basketball owner, no matter how racist he was, to try to operate without Blacks. It would be suicidal.

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

One of the consequences of such notions as ‘entitlements’ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.

Since this is an era when many people are concerned about ‘fairness’ and ‘social justice,’ what is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?

People are all born ignorant but they are not born stupid.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.

Peace is a rare gift. Peace of mind, peaceful sleeps, and peaceful spirits are all luxuries that few rebels can ever afford.

If we can afford war, we can afford to support children going hungry.

If you can’t afford to take care of your veterans , then don’t go to war.

Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.

We cannot afford four more years of a president who rejects science.

You could afford your house without the government if it weren’t for the government.

Republican leadership has endless amounts of money for bloated military budgets and tax breaks for billionaires. But when working families need help, oh my God, we can’t afford it!