The law of diminishing returns means that even the most beneficial prinicple will become harmful if carried far enough.
Thomas SowellThe welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
Thomas SowellPeople who talk incessantly about "change" are often dogmatically set in their ways. They want to change other people.
Thomas SowellHaving spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care. They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence.
Thomas Sowell