W. Allen Wallis famous quotes
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It is doubtful that the government knows much more than the public does about how government [Economic] policies will work.
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When you pay social security taxes, you are in no way making provision for your own retirement. You are paying the pensions of those who are already retired. Once you understand this, you see that whether you will get the benefits you are counting on when you retire depends on whether Congress will levy enough taxes, borrow enough, or print enough money...
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Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty.
-- W. Allen Wallis
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Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.
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Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed
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Let's stop somebody from doing something! Everybody does too much.
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Uber is a $3.5 billion lesson in building for how the world *should* work instead of optimizing for how the world *does* work
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What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
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Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness.
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All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.
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