Three groups spend other people’s money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

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Richard Keith Armeyis an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas’s 26th congressional districtand House Majority Leader (1995-2003).

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This is a big deal. My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

The Democratic Party has pretty much abandoned all the things that they cherish.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Our current tax system is broken.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Hillary Clinton bothers me a lot. I realized the other day that her thoughts sound a lot like Karl Marx. She hangs around a lot of Marxists. All her friends are Marxists.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Make no mistake about it. These are not ‘kookie’ birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behaves himself within his own borders, we should not be addressing any attack or resources against him.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

I don’t believe America will justifiably make an unprovoked attack on another nation. It would not be consistent with what we have been as a nation or what we should be as a nation.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

We’re going to have a tax cut. Today’s American family is overtaxed at all levels.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

I call it small government, grass-roots activism: The Tea Party activists are a part of it, FreedomWorks is part of it. FreedomWorks is the longest-standing, most active organization within this movement.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Politics will sooner or later make fools of everybody.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Spike Lee is obviously more stupid than anyone can be by accident.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

Three groups spend other people’s money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)

You cannot get ahead while you are getting even.

Dick Armey

American economist and politician (born 1940)