Quips

Both (via JeffreyEllis) that get to the heart of human nature and political realities:

“When you remove the ability of people to fail, you remove their need to have good judgment, to work hard, to plan for the future - in essence, you remove most of the qualities that create successful adults.”
– Peg Kaplan

Putting any part of the economy into the hands of politicians is like putting the space program into the hands of astrologers.
– Don Boudreaux

Heh - Ellis's comment on the second one - "Zing! Two critical thinking-impaired groups, smacked down by a single bitchslap."