Virtually all bad ideas come from universities, bad ideas that only survive when insulated from reality.
Dick ArmeyPrograms that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.
Dick ArmeyBecause the American people champion liberty, more people in the world live free today than at any time in history. Yet, there is more to be done and it is America who will lead the way.
Dick ArmeyAt least if we don't close down the Environmental Protection Agency, we at least put a snaffle bit on them and ride the pony down.
Dick ArmeyGovernment is saying to the average citizen every January 1: 'For the next five months you'll be working for us, for goals we shall determine. Is that clear? After May 5 you may look after your own needs and ambitions, but report back to us next January. Now move along.' ... If nearly half of what you make is spent by someone else, that means that half your work time is spent working for someone else. Call me a radical, but I think that comes dangerously close to being a form of indentured servitude.
Dick Armey