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Quote from Charles Koch,


"Instead of fostering a system that enables people to help themselves, America is now saddled with a system that destroys value, raises costs, hinders innovation and relegates millions of citizens to a life of poverty, dependency and hopelessness. This is what happens when elected officials believe that people’s lives are better run by politicians and regulators than by the people themselves. Those in power fail to see that more government means less liberty, and liberty is the essence of what it means to be American. Love of liberty is the American ideal."


By:

Charles Koch (more quotes by Charles Koch or books by/about Charles Koch)


(1935-) American businessman and philanthropist

Source:

Koch, Charles (April 3, 2014). 'Instead of welcoming free debate, collectivists engage in character assassination.' "Charles Koch: I'm Fighting to Restore a Free Society". The Wall Street Journal.

Categories:

Responsibility, Power, Destruction, Inflation, Opposition, Innovation, Regulation, Poverty, Dependence, Hope, Statism, Government, Liberty, America, Principle

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