William Weld quotes

William Weld is an American politician, attorney, and author, best known for serving as the Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Republican Party, he is recognized for his moderate and libertarian-leaning views. He has also run for national office, including as a candidate for president and vice president. Here are 35 of his quotes:

Micro managing anything is not a great role for government. (William Weld)
In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong. View quote
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I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum. View quote
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Natural resources are so vast that no single individual or business is going to protect them; they don't have an incentive to. View quote
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If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce instability _ economic, political and social. View quote
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Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that. View quote
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Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press. View quote
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I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone. View quote
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I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me. View quote
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Opposing the free flow of goods or people is a bad idea. View quote
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Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government. (William Weld)
Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application. View quote
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So government acts as a safeguard of our property. View quote
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The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government. View quote
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I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness. View quote
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I dare say that a majority of the American people think that having a fair hearing on an issue of importance in our relations with Mexico is extremely important to our national interest, as well as theirs. View quote
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Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice. View quote
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The system that had grown up in most states is that wealthy districts with an affluent population can afford to spend a lot more on their public school systems than the poorer districts. View quote
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One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties. View quote
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There are several such issues where I have departed radically from the Republican orthodoxy. View quote
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My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep. (William Weld)
It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free. View quote
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I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change. View quote
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Managing people's sex lives is something that I don't think is a good role for government. View quote
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I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this is a freedom principle and consistent with the analysis in the economic area as well. View quote
William Weld

William Weld

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Photo: Gary Johnson from Taos, NM, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Politician
Born: July 31, 1945
Quotes count: 35

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