Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.

Let's face it, most of us are not half as smart as we may sometimes think we are-- and for intellectuals, not one-tenth as smart.

Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all - inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off being applied only to the rich but it will inevitably reach us all.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.

We need laws written by people who have confronted life in the real world, not in the sheltered world of trust fund recipients of the insulated cocoon of academia.