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If one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a right to something that he did earn.
Walter E. Williams
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Walter E. Williams
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 31
Died: 2020
Died: December 1
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Walter Williams
Walter Edward Williams
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If the States do not have the right to secede, then they have no rights at all.
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...[I]f we care about our remaining liberties we must at some point draw a line in the sand and let politicians and bureaucrats know we will not tolerate further encroachment on our God-given rights to liberty.
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The idea that even the brightest person or group of bright people, much less the U.S. Congress, can wisely manage an economy has to be the height of arrogance and conceit.
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Most Americans, who think Congress has a right to do anything for which they can get a majority vote, ignore the clearly written constitutional restraints on Congress.
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An increasing amount of climate research suggests a possibility of global cooling.
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If there's a distinct group of Americans who harbor open contempt for constitutional principles and rule of law, it's lawyers, judges and members of Congress.
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All we have to do now is to inform the public that the payment of social security taxes is voluntary and watch the mass exodus.
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I have nothing against rich people. In fact, I've been struggling most of my life to join them.
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The difference between a thief and a congressman: When a thief steals your money, he doesn't expect you to thank him.
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