“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.”

“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”

“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”

“Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.”

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”

“Microeconomics is about money you don't have, and macroeconomics is about money the government is out of.”

“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.”