Author: David Harsanyi

Quotes

Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism.

Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism.

- David Harsanyi

As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.

As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.

- David Harsanyi

A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo.

A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo.

- David Harsanyi

You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.

You don't have to get things done all the time to be productive.

- David Harsanyi

I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that produces far more suffering than it alleviates.

I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that produces far more suffering than it alleviates.

- David Harsanyi

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing.

- David Harsanyi

Political correctness is one of the engines of nannyism. Allowing and even encouraging 'offensive' ideas is vital for the intellectually health of a free society.

Political correctness is one of the engines of nannyism. Allowing and even encouraging 'offensive' ideas is vital for the intellectually health of a free society.

- David Harsanyi

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