No, They Can't Quotes

“It’s not about electing the right people. It’s about a narrowing their responsibilities.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“whenever there are problems, people turn to government. Despite the central planners’ long record of failure, politicians promise that this time they will “fix” health care, education, the uncertainty of old age, etc., and people believe.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“Gasoline has eighty times the energy density of the best lithium ion batteries.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“Zero tolerance leads to zero common sense.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“Trans fat was even banned from soup kitchens, as if subtle cholesterol effects are the poor’s biggest problem. Remember the days when hunger was their biggest problem?”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“The individual is the best judge of what’s right for the individual”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“Even as life gets safer, longer, and richer, people clamor for new regulations every time a child falls down a well.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“While a free market doesn’t produce equal outcomes, it produces better outcomes.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“When government decides to set “standards” for an industry, to whom will it turn for expertise? Brilliant newcomers? No, government doesn’t even know who they are. The older, lazier, bigger, arthritic businesses suggest the rules and make sure that their way is the only legal way.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“In a world where millions of people make complex economic decisions, often what “feels right” makes for bad policy.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

“The smaller the government, the less the need to manipulate politicians.”
― John Stossel, No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed