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John Stossel [1947-0] American

Rank: 103
Journalist, Television personality

John Frank Stossel is an American consumer television personality, author, and libertarian pundit. In October 2009, Stossel left his long-time employment at ABC News to join the Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel.

Government, Fear, Happiness

Quote	Tags	Rank
People like getting what they think is free stuff from government.	Government	101
I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.	Government	102
I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.		103
The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others.		104
The one thing I've learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be.	Fear	105
All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger.	Government	106
Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.	Happiness	107
I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.		108
People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.		109
Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.		110
Companies don't get rich hurting their customers.		111
I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.		112
Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.		113
The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable.		114
A thousand restaurants close every month. They re-open, and that's good for America. Nobody's rescuing them. They employ people, too. If we let them go bankrupt, the factories don't go away, the creative people don't go away. They get employed more productively by others.		115
No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.		116
Give me a break.		117
I've built my career on unpaid interns, and the interns told me it was great - I learned more from you than I did in college.		118
Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.		119
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.		120
When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.		121
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.		122
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.		123
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.		124
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.		125
We have all kinds of government compensation systems that are much more efficient than the lawyers.		126
You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.		201
I was a closet stutterer.		202
I was ashamed for people to see me struggle.		203
As a free person, I ought to be allowed if I'm dying to take something.		204
Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.		205
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.		206
What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.		207
Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?		208
I like taking the subway to work.		209
Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.		210
Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?		211

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