Quotes by Jack Kemp

“If youre here legally, if youre here lawfully, you ought to be able to contribute to the candidate of your choice.”

“The supply-side claim is not a claim. It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, youll get a bigger economy.”

“You could tell he was just way too drunk! By the time the light turned green he hits the gas and he spins out and he takes out a sign and he comes all the way back across the median on to the other side of the road.”

“[Supply-siders have two horses to pick from: Steve Forbes and Jack Kemp.] The supply-side claim is not a claim, ... It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, youll get a bigger economy.”

“My answer is unambiguously yes, ... It is a restriction that needs to be modified.”

“Bob, you have to win. I believe with all my heart that you are the right man for the job.”

“We have exceeded our goals, acquired new friends and donors and accelerated the mission to build simple, decent homes. We know that setting and achieving goals is important and adds to our integrity and the mission.”

“Tom was a hero of mine. He inspired me to go into professional football, was always encouraging as he followed my political career.”

“A distinction should be made that [American] football is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist [sport].”

“We have to send a message to the black community that this country profoundly cares about them assuming the overwhelming the burden of this disaster of Biblical proportions.”

“The federal government is the only one that can provide immediate assistance.”

“Early estimates top $200 billion,”

“I know that Jim Gibbons as governor of Nevada will represent all the best of this state. I really believe that Jim - as a war hero, as a legislator, as a member of Congress - has spent his whole life preparing for this effort.”

“There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.”

“I know that these are the words that express the true spirit of the Trent Lott who has been my friend for 40 years.”

“I think Dick Gephardt has made a real error in calculating his possibilities for the year 2000 if thats what hes doing,”

“We have a chance to bring freedom to all of Asia, including China, and we should pursue it with a very positive engagement proposal of trade and strict adherence to human rights,”

“Theres no way you can compare a modest contribution from a so-called Hong Kong businessman with China trying to influence U.S. foreign policy and the sale of the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House,”

There is a kind of victory in good work no matter how humble.

Just as the left has to be more willing to question Government knows best, the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.