Quotes by John Stossel

About John Stossel:

John Frank Stossel is an American consumer television personality, author, and libertarian pundit. In October 2009, Stossel left his long-time employment at ABC News to join the Fox Business Channel and Fox News Channel. He is the host of a weekly news show on Fox Business, Stossel, which was first broadcast on December 10, 2009. Stossel also regularly provides analysis, appearing on various Fox News programs, which include weekly appearances on The O'Reilly Factor. He also writes a Fox News Blog, "John Stossel's Take". Stossel has also been a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist since February 2011.
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You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.

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Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority, there are lots of little authorities, and we learn which ones to trust.

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I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.

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I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.

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But nothing is better than the market, where the customer and the business deal directly with each other, because if you rip people off, word gets out. That business eventually loses its customers, and the good ones that serve people well get the bus...

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Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.

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The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable.

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People like getting what they think is free stuff from government.

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There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force.

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I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

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I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.

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We have all kinds of government compensation systems that are much more efficient than the lawyers.

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All our rights are gradually eroded as government gets bigger.

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Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

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Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

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I've built my career on unpaid interns, and the interns told me it was great - I learned more from you than I did in college.

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A thousand restaurants close every month. They re-open, and that's good for America. Nobody's rescuing them. They employ people, too. If we let them go bankrupt, the factories don't go away, the creative people don't go away. They get employed more p...

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The one thing I've learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be.

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When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government - bad combination.

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I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohn Stossel
  • DescriptionAmerican consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist
  • BornMarch 6, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Presenter; Author; Journalist
  • AwardsGeorge Polk Award; Peabody Award; Emmy Award