Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners. Grover Norquist dangerousexpensivepolitical Change image and share on social
Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue. Grover Norquist hypocrisypaytribute Change image and share on social
Smaller government, more individual responsibility, more individual control creates more Republicans. More state power and ownership and control and top-down decision-making creates more Democrats. Grover Norquist controlcreatedecision Change image and share on social
If the Republican Party works with the Hispanic community, the immigrant community, they're natural allies. People who came to this country are more freedom-loving and more American than people who just happened to be born here. Grover Norquist allyamericanbear share on social
As more and more Americans own shares of stock, more and more Americans understand that taxing businesses is taxing them. Regulating businesses is taxing them. They ought to be thinking long-term about their ownership, not just their income, and that they should pay taxes on capital, as well as taxes on labor. Grover Norquist americanbusinesscapital share on social
People who are willing to stick to a strong pro-life position aren't going to be pushed off a strong anti-tax position. For people who like to think in ideologically cohesive ways, it makes no sense, but that's the way it is. Grover Norquist anticohesiveideologically share on social
The goal is to reduce the size and scope of government spending, not to focus on the deficit. The deficit is the symptom of the disease. Grover Norquist deficitdiseasefocus Change image and share on social
Every time you cut programs, you take away a person who has a vested interest in high taxes and you put him on the tax rolls and make him a taxpayer. A farmer on subsidies is part welfare bum, whereas a free-market farmer is a small businessman with a gun. Grover Norquist bumbusinessmancut share on social
Well, certainly the Democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on all Americans. Obama says he wants to do that. That would slow down economic growth. It's not necessarily helpful to the economy. Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. Grover Norquist americanarguecapital share on social