Donald Trump on a new wave of Covid mandates

To every COVID tyrant who wants to take away our freedom, hear these words: we will not comply.  So don't even think about it.  We will not shut down our schools, we will not accept your lockdowns, we will not abide by your mask mandates, and we will not tolerage your vaccine mandates.

~ Donald Trump, video address on Twitter X, August 30, 2023

Elon Musk on staying out of politics

In general, I believe government should rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness.  That said, I would prefer to stay out of politics.

~ Elon Musk, tweet, September 2, 2021

Ben Bernanke on moral hazard

An expectation by financial market participants that financial crises will never occur would create its own form of moral hazard and encourage behavior that would make financial crises more, rather than less, likely. 

~ Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, “Bernanke Defends Policy of Low Rates," The Wall Street Journal, A3, August 23, 2008