Stephen Moore Quotes

The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.

Folks know that while I respect Barack Obama and do not cheap-shot the president, I am very skeptical of his big government, nanny-state philosophy.

I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector.

Washington politicians think that government can make better decisions than you and me. But we know better. We know it's smaller, less intrusive government that will lead to real economic prosperity. We know it's business-friendly policies, not more red tape, that will create real growth.

The Chodorov Principle: For every social problem A caused by government program X, problem A can be solved by abolishing program X.

Less Government in Business and More Business in Government

I get if you're a conservative, and you're saying, I don't know, 'Government shouldn't be mandating what's taught in classrooms,' or, 'Government is too intrusive in our economic life,' well, that's standard conservatism.

As conservatives, we support free market principles and believe the private sector provides solutions that the government cannot.

The media has brainwashed the electorate to expect the government to do something. The best economic policy of any government is to do nothing but reduce the size of the government, reduce the size of the laws, and reduce the size of regulations.

Conservatives want smaller government. They want to focus on market-based solutions wherever one can. They want to have as little regulation as possible. But in general, they recognize that government must play an important role for a society to operate.

Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doing more.

We stand up and proudly proclaim that Washington is not our caretaker and we reject a state, in Margaret Thatcher's words, a state that takes too much from us to do too much for us.

It's time to believe again in the potential of private enterprise set free from the shackles of over-bearing federal government.

You don't grow the economy by growing government.

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

I am a free market Republican. I am against subsidies, in most cases.

Less government, less regulation, lower taxes.

What is the conservative movement? It's pretty straightforward. We believe that the way prosperity is created is when people have the freedom and the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

I do have a political agenda. It's to have as few regulations as possible.

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

Have the government get out of the way.

Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government.

Dick Armey is an economic conservative. He is not a social conservative. He doesn't like to talk about marriage and about the unborn child, the sanctity of life and things like that. He wants to talk about smaller government.

Ever since college, I have been a libertarian - socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I believe in individual liberty and personal responsibility.