Author: William Weld

Quotes

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.

- William Weld

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

- William Weld

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

- William Weld

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.

I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.

- William Weld

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.

Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.

- William Weld

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.

- William Weld

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

- William Weld

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.

- William Weld

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

- William Weld

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