Charley Reese Quotes

United States, Columnist
January 29, 1937 – May, 21, 2013.

Charley Reese (January 29, 1937 – May 21, 2013) was an American syndicated columnist known for his conservative views. He was associated with the Orlando Sentinel from 1971 to 2001, both as a writer and in various editorial capacities. King Features Syndicate distributed his column, which was published three times per week.

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.

Charley Reese
- Envy
We have to stop allowing economics to be used as a trump card. Capitalism is like math. It is amoral. It is good at producing wealth; it's bad at distributing wealth. Unless it operates within a moral framework it will produce an unjust society.

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- Good
- Bad
- Society

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

Charley Reese
- Truth
- American
We... are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.

Charley Reese
- Free
- Control
The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.

Charley Reese
- World
- Thinking
Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes.

Charley Reese
- High
Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.

Charley Reese