“The New Deal is inconsistent with the principles of limited government and with the constitutional provisions designed to secure that end.”

— Richard A. Epstein

(1943-) Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law

Source: Takings: Private Property And The Power Of Eminent Domain 281 (1985)

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“The task of government in this enlightened time does not extend to actually dealing with problems. Solving problems might put bureaucrats out of work. No, … the task of government is to make it look as though problems have been solved, while continuing to keep the maximum number of consultants and bureaucrats employed dealing with them.”

— Bob Emmers

Source: Orange County Register

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Bob.Emmers.Quote.8A81

 

 

The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars:  the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.”

— H. L. Mencken

(1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic

http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/H..L..Mencken.Quote.0265

 

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