Cal Thomas Quotes

In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere.

My view is the less the government can do and the more freedom and opportunity you give people, that trusting people and free people and free enterprise - that America has built the greatest country in the history of the world.

Government cannot and must not replace private initiative.

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

We’ve gotten in the habit over the last 40 years in thinking the government has the answers. There’s very little that government can do as efficiently and as economically as the people can do themselves.

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.

We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was.

At home, we must reject the mistaken notion - a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too long - that ever bigger Government is the answer to every problem.

Government has a legitimate sphere of operation. The problem arises when that sphere continually expands, encompassing areas where government lacks legitimacy.

As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.

For all our current troubles, Americans are still the hardest working, most innovative people on the face of the earth. By trusting the American people, instead of government, we'll continue to surprise and inspire the world.

I believe in small government and people taking care of themselves.

I became a Republican because I trust people more than I trust government.

The best thing that governments can do is get out of business. When governments interfere less, managers can do their jobs better.

Government never of itself furthered any enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.

I'm not a huge believer that government provides a whole lot of solutions.

If someone builds a fortune, it belongs to him, not the government. An entitled government undermines liberty.

I'm not a big government guy. I believe in private industries taking care of people. I think they do a better job.

The only things government can do are regulate and redistribute, prohibit and penalize, confiscate and command. Are these the things that liberty is made of? Somebody else's money and an endless list of Thou Shalt Nots?

He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means "I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve". It's easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.

No, our greatness does not come from our government.

I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government, creates jobs.

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

Free enterprise, individual opportunity, limited government. They made America great; only they can keep America strong.