Quotes from John Stossel


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I like taking the subway to work.


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


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


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


Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.


I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.


I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.


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.


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.


As a free person, I ought to be allowed if I'm dying to take something.


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


I was a closet stutterer.


I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.


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


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


Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.


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


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


I won't ever got to a place that's racist, and I will tell everybody else not to and I'll speak against them. But it should be their right to be racist.


Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.