I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.
William E. SimonThe fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a minority government ensues. Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist without the other.
William E. SimonIf you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.
William E. SimonWriting checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.
William E. Simon