Allan H. Meltzer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Governments harangue about deficits to get more revenue so they can spend more.
-- Allan H. Meltzer

#Government #Communism #Revenue
Milton Friedman had the grace and good sense to recognize that he wanted to talk to the general public. He wasn't going to just lecture to the people who happened to appear in his classroom in Chicago or on some lecture circuit. He went out to talk to the general public, believing that you had to convince a democratic nation to change its ways, and he succeeded to a considerable extent.
-- Allan H. Meltzer

#Believe #People #Grace
The reason is that Chile is the brightest spot in Latin America. It has very fast growth, low unemployment. It privatized its Social Security system, which we in USA were unable to do.
-- Allan H. Meltzer

#Latin #Usa #America
Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. Bankruptcies and losses concentrate the mind on prudent behavior.
-- Allan H. Meltzer

#Loss #Mind #Liberty
There is a flaw in the operation of representative government. The flaw produces the growth of government.
-- Allan H. Meltzer

#Government #Growth #Flaws

You can't accuse the creator of The Boondocks, ... Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved â€” I do not expect the house to fall â€” but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.
Basically National Socialism and Marxism are the same.
I dislike Communism because it is undemocratic, and capitalism because it favors exploitation.
No one should suffer from the great delusion that any form of communism or socialism which promotes the dictatorship of the few instead of the initiative of the millions can produce a happier or more prosperous society.
I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.
The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

Allan H. Meltzer famous quotes

You may also like: