Quotes of the Week

The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence.
– Ayn Rand

Capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom.
– Milton Friedman

I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
– Thomas Jefferson

Government is force, and politics is the process of deciding who gets to use it on whom.
– Richard Grant

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous.
– Henry Steele Commager

The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.
– Alfred Whitney Griswold

Let the people decide through the marketplace mechanism what they wish to see and hear.
– Mark Fowler

The public interest is best served by the free exchange of ideas.
– John Kane

As the growing emphasis on feelings crowds out reason, facts will play a smaller role in public discourse.
– Paul Craig Roberts

Our Constitution seeks to protect rights the Framers deemed inalienable. It faces its gravest tests in times of crisis.
– Clint Bolick