Top 44 Quotes by Mark Skousen

About Mark Skousen

These are some quotes by American author Mark Skousen Economist, who was born in 1947.

Negative books can be bestsellers, but seldom classics.

Negative books can be bestsellers, but seldom classics.

Mark Skousen

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

Mark Skousen

The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.

The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.

Mark Skousen

The U.S. Constitution was meant to be universal, not just something that only America would observe. The principle of defending liberty for all people ideally should apply everywhere in the world.

The U.S. Constitution was meant to be universal, not just something that only America would observe. The principle of defending liberty for all people ideally should apply everywhere in the world.

Mark Skousen

The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known as the 'user pay' principle. Every effort should be made to link the payment of taxes or fees to the cost associated with the government service.

Mark Skousen

In the early 1980s, I wrote a book called 'The Complete Guide to Financial Privacy.' If I would write that book today, it would be a pamphlet. There is precious little privacy left.

In the early 1980s, I wrote a book called 'The Complete Guide to Financial Privacy.' If I would write that book today, it would be a pamphlet. There is precious little privacy left.

Mark Skousen

It is business that generates the jobs, income and taxes that keep a country going.

It is business that generates the jobs, income and taxes that keep a country going.

Mark Skousen

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

Mark Skousen

I have on my bookshelf a series of books with opposite titles: 'The Alpha Strategy' and the 'Omega Strategy'; 'Asia Rising' and 'Asia Falling'; 'Free to Choose' and 'Free to Lose'; 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' and 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.' Visitors love the collection.

Mark Skousen

Our society does not give nearly enough credit to business leaders who create jobs, behave ethically and provide products and services that enhance our lives.

Our society does not give nearly enough credit to business leaders who create jobs, behave ethically and provide products and services that enhance our lives.

Mark Skousen

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