Phil Gramm Quotes

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

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Phil Gramm

William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries against eventual nominee Bob Dole.

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Phil Gramm

The genius of the American system is that we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

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Phil Gramm

Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear. (promoting US exports, as quoted in Time)

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The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people

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I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

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Phil Gramm

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

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If I bought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better - and so would my dog

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It's not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to.

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Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

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