The bad consequences of a government program usually don't show up immediately. And the delay may be long enough to hide the connection between the program and its results. So government never has to say it's sorry - never has to take responsibility for ht misery it causes. Instead it can blame everything on personal greed, profit-hungry corporations, and the 'private sector.' And the government's cure for the problems is to impose bigger programs, more regulation and higher taxes.

Profit is a reward for satisfying the desire of someone else.

The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to be hurt in a neighborhood of gun-owners than in one of disarmed citizens - even if you don't own a gun yourself.

A little government involvement is just as dangerous as a lot - because the first leads inevitably to the second.

Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.

You are where you are today because youve chosen to be there.

Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.