Cal Thomas People Quotations

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.

People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government.

No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins we the people, not us the government.

Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In other words, people are better than institutions.

Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.

In a world that has gone global, we no longer have a choice. If we don't export freedom, we risk importing the viruses which have corrupted other nations. ... Some critics complained that President Bush was arrogant when he suggested America can and should export freedom to other countries. This implies the people of unfree countries may not wish to be free. Which is the greater arrogance?

If we want to produce people who share the values of a democratic culture, they must be taught those values and not be left to acquire them by chance.

I am not robbed by people who have more money than me. I am robbed by a government that wants to penalize my industry and give increasing portions of what I earn to people who do not emulate my principles, morals and ethics.

People for the American Way says it has yet to find anyone who has made a stronger case against the proposed school prayer Constitutional amendment... What kind of prayer would we use?

One mark of a deteriorating society is when people cannot discern between truth and lies. Another is that they don't care and will believe whatever their itching ears want to hear.