James Cook Quotes
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Let one state in the U.S. be free of government and overnight you would have an economic powerhouse.
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The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior.
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Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.
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Everybody lives an epic.
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We are coerced into faith by our suffering.
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Taking money from job creating entrepreneurs and giving it to ever-failing government programs has to be the ultimate in economic illiteracy.
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The government is worst which governs most.
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Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it.
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There is no help from without, only from within.
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Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.
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In any given age it is only a few extremists who are right.
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No matter how great your wisdom, you can still make a fool of yourself.
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There is a reason and not a reason for everything.
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When you are aggrieved you learn.
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Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week, and today when we have just the opposite, the economy is shrinking.?
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It's easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.
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It's not capitalism that's failing the U.S. but socialism.
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Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.
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There are only two questions about government. How much do you want? How much can you stand?
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Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.
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People want government to solve problems, but government is often the cause of the problem.
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Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement.
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Government is not using modern technology so much to modernize and improve services as it is to regulate, punish, collect taxes and keep an eye on us. They'd rather rule than serve.
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Easier will always win out over harder.