100 Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

Patience is a virtue; virtue is a grace.

Employers' national income is a particular disincentive to employ because it is an expense without benefit.

In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares that 'Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.'

A decision by the government to arm the rebels in Syria ought to be taken as carefully as one to commit British troops. It is akin to war, albeit by proxy, and must be treated with equal seriousness and meet the tests for a just war.

The experience in Iraq has taken away the essential trust which political leaders need before embarking on military action. It was meant to be about weapons of mass destruction rather than regime change. Unfortunately, the nation was misled, and secret service information was misused.

Unsalted butter is a sin against the Holy Ghost.

I think, with a negotiation, you have to go in knowing what you want, knowing what your bottom line is, and knowing what you might accept if you're absolutely pushed.

It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour.

You alleviate poverty by trickle-down economics.