Quote by Thomas Frank
Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to le

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them. – Thomas Frank

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Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what theyve lost is the argument that we are a society. – Thomas Frank

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Acknowledging class was always difficult for New Democrats – it was second-wave, it was divisive – but 2008 made retro politics cool again. – Thomas Frank

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The only truly individualistic health-care choice – where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone elses funds – is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them. – Thomas Frank

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The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. – Martin Van Buren

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Im tired of hearing it said that democracy doesnt work. Of course it doesnt work. We are supposed to work it. – Alexander Woollcott

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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. – Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887

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Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them. – Ronald Reagan

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