John Stossel Quotes

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  Patrick Henry did not say, ‘Give me absolutely safety or give me death.’

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• You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don’t.

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• Why, in our ‘free’ country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

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• When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government – bad combination.

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• When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone’s share gets larger.

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• What I’ve learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

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• We have all kinds of government compensation systems that are much more efficient than the lawyers.

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• There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you – they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force.

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• The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable.

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• The one thing I’ve learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be.

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• The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others.

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• Take away the government’s monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

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• Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.

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• People like getting what they think is free stuff from government.

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• People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

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• No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

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• Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.

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• Isn’t allowing people a choice what America is all about?

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• I’ve built my career on unpaid interns, and the interns told me it was great – I learned more from you than I did in college.

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• I’m an American. I’m for prosperity. I’ve discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

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Birth:	6th March, 1947
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Journalist, Television Presenter

About

John Frank Stossel was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA. He is an American journalist, TV presenter, author and libertarian pundit, known for his career on both ABC News and Fox Business Channel. Stossel's style combines reporting and commentary. He earned a BA degree in Psychology from Princeton University in 1969. He began his journalism career as a researcher for KGW-TV, was a consumer reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City. In 1981 Roone Arledge offered Stossel a job at ABC News, as a correspondent for 20/20 and consumer reporter for Good Morning America. As a reporter, he has received numerous honors including 19 Emmy Awards, and he has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. He has written several books include: Give Me a Break, Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity, and No, They Can't. He married Ellen Abrams. They have two children, Lauren and Max.

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