136 Quotes by Jack Kemp

Laissez-faire, Darwinian capitalism is not going to work here. Markets do work, but they need the direction of government in situations like this.

Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.

I think Dick Gephardt has made a real error in calculating his possibilities for the year 2000 if that's what he's doing,

There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.

With all due respect to the president, things are not going to bubble up from the bottom. There has to be some federal leadership here.

We have a chance to bring freedom to all of Asia, including China, and we should pursue it with a very positive engagement proposal of trade and strict adherence to human rights,

Bob, you have to win. I believe with all my heart that you are the right man for the job.

Every time in this century we've lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment, on saving, investment and risk-taking in this economy, revenues went up, not down.

There's no way you can compare a modest contribution from a so-called Hong Kong businessman with China trying to influence U.S. foreign policy and the sale of the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House,