"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant." -- John Stuart Mill "On Liberty"

"Suppose you were an idiot . . . . And suppose you were a member of Congress . . . . but I repeat myself." --Mark Twain

"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

"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
-Winston Churchill

"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of government. The history of liberty is the history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it."
-Woodrow Wilson

"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."
-Winston Churchill

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." -- Theodore Roosevelt, Speech to the Hamilton Club, April 10, 1899 

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Jefferson, Bill for Religious Freedom, 1777 

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Beatrice Hall - The Friends of Voltaire, 1906

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -- Winston Churchill

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." -- Einstein

"Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought." -- Dwight Morrow 

"Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders." -- Bob Inglis, 1995\

"A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw

"A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away." -- Barry Goldwater

"The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both." -- James Dale Davidson