William J. H. Boetcker Quotes

People getting rich in a free society in general - with some scammy exceptions, which are rare - makes everyone else richer, too.

I am absolutely a free marketeer and I believe the creation of wealth is a good thing and anyone who doesn't really needs to have their head examined - otherwise where are we going to get the schools, the roads, the universities, the third runway, dare I say it?

Capitalism gave the world what it needed, a higher standard of living for a steadily increasing number of people.

Capitalism and market forces are very powerful in producing wealth and innovation. But we need to ensure that these forces act in the common interest.

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.

America's wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy.

Government does create prosperity and growth by creating the conditions that allow both entrepreneurs and their customers to thrive; balancing the power of capitalists like me and workers isn't bad for capitalism - it's essential to it.

Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.

We believe that business is good because it creates value. It is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange; it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity.

Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction.

America has thrived on capitalism, and America will thrive again on capitalism.

Capitalism works.

Few countries have become rich through free-trade, free-market policies, and few ever will.

Markets can do many wonderful things, which is why I'm glad to live in a capitalist country.

The great thing about capitalism is that it's a system that works.

The business of America is business.

Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade.

It would be fun to have someone in the White House who has worked in the private sector... and someone who understands that wealth creation is a good thing and they want more of it. Wealth is good.

Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.

We want everybody to get rich. The Republican Party is often called unloving, uncaring, not generous, or whatever - that's a bunch of baloney. We're the party that believes in free markets.

Taxes aren't the way to go. They'd strangle the economy; you wouldn't create the wealth. And nothing squanders money as well as a government. What we need is to encourage rich people to give.

The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.

No economic system is perfect. But the American Free Enterprise system has empowered millions of people in the past. I know, because I saw it with my own eyes.

Even the most left-wing politicians worship wealth creation - as the political-action-committee collection plate is passed.

I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.