40 Quotes by William E. Simon

Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.

Achievers must not be penalized or parasites rewarded if we aspire to a healthy, productive, and ethical society.

Friedmans influence reaches far beyond the academic community and the world of economics. Rather than lock himself in an ivory tower, he has joined the fray to fight for the survival of this great country of ours.

The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a minority government ensues. Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.

Freedom is strangely ephemeral. It is something like breathing; one only becomes acutely aware of its importance when one is choking.

The advantage of the cauliflower is that if all else fails, you can always cover it with melted cheese and eat it.

If you really want to help the poor, help the rich. They're the ones who will invest, build more factories, create more jobs.

If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote.