Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Saturday, May 12, 2012

This Administration's Bridge to Nowhere - The Road to Serfdom

The Road to Serfdom (airs Sat at 3PM & 10PM, Sun at 3PM on FNC) - Stossel's Take Blog - Fox Business
by John Stossel | May 10, 2012

Politicians spend and regulate. They have us on what F.A. Hayek called "the road to serfdom."
Tonight Congressman John Mica shows us office buildings in Washington that sit empty. The White House even put up an interactive map of excess properties across the country. You can view it here.
In Tombstone, Arizona, after a storm knocked out the water supply, the feds told the locals, "you can repair the damage only if you use horses and hand tools." Darcy Olsen of the Goldwater Institute will explain.
Dr. Lee Hieb tells us how President Obama's "greatest legislative achievement" affects our path on the road serfdom.
Fortunately, one part of America recently got off the road to serfdom--Puerto Rico. Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico's Governor, will explain how he reduced Puerto Rico's deficit by 90%.

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/blog/2012/05/10/road-serfdom-airs-sat-3pm-10pm-sun-3pm-fnc#ixzz1ugcJXsk7

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