Virtually all bad ideas come from universities, bad ideas that only survive when insulated from reality. Dick Armey More Quotes by Dick Armey More Quotes From Dick Armey Ain't no right way to do the wrong thing. Dick Armey right-waywrong-thingsway After months of lies, the president [Bill Clinton] has given millions of people around the world reason to doubt that he has sent Americans into battle for the right reason. The suspicion some people have about the president's motives in this attack is itself a powerful argument for impeachment. Dick Armey believelyingpeople You can't get ahead while getting even. Dick Armey get-ahead Demagoguery beats data in making public policy. Dick Armey policybeatsdata The unemployment numbers are down to the lowest in 25 years.... The principle credit goes to Janet Reno, who continued to appoint special prosecutors. Dick Armey specialnumbersyears Because the American people champion liberty, more people in the world live free today than at any time in history. Yet, there is more to be done and it is America who will lead the way. Dick Armey championamericapeople I would be looking up from a pool of blood and hearing my wife ask 'How do I reload this thing'. Dick Armey wifebloodamerica The average family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, clothing, and shelter combined. Dick Armey shelterlibertarianaverage America's Christian conservative movement is confronted with this divide: small-government advocates who want to practice their faith independent of heavy-handed government versus big-government sympathizers who want to impose their version of 'righteousness' on others through the hammer of law.... Our movement must avoid the temptations of power and those who would twist the good intentions of Christian voters to support policies that undermine freedom and grow government. Dick Armey independentgovernmentchristian Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement. Dick Armey partyplayermistake We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels. Dick Armey levelscuttingtoday I don't believe America will justifiably make an unprovoked attack on another nation. It would not be consistent with what we have been as a nation or what we should be as a nation. Dick Armey usabelieveamerica The people themselves, not their government, should be trusted with spending their own money and making their own decisions. Dick Armey governmentdecisionpeople Government is saying to the average citizen every January 1: 'For the next five months you'll be working for us, for goals we shall determine. Is that clear? After May 5 you may look after your own needs and ambitions, but report back to us next January. Now move along.' ... If nearly half of what you make is spent by someone else, that means that half your work time is spent working for someone else. Call me a radical, but I think that comes dangerously close to being a form of indentured servitude. Dick Armey ambitionmeanmoving My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him. Dick Armey viewownmy-ownlong Our current tax system is broken. Dick Armey systemtaxourbroken This is a big deal. My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart. Dick Armey wifehomeheartmen I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement. Dick Armey smallgovernmentorganizationtea
