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Mike Rosen Quotes

born 1944

Mike Rosen (born 5 December 1944) is an American radio host and author. He is the host of Denver's most popular radio talk show on 850 KOA (AM) (Monday through Friday 9am to 11:45am) and a columnist for the Rocky Mountain News.

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Non-supply siders: Concern themselves with 'How to divide up a [fixed] pie'. Supply siders: Concern themselves with 'How to make a bigger pie.'

I'm not an atheist because I just can't be that certain.

Conservatives are nationalists. Liberals hope for world government.

Conservatives believe that human nature is what makes us imperfectible. Liberals believe that human nature can be changed and perfected.

Conservatives believe that some problems have no solution, that they can only be mitigated at best. Liberals believe that most every problem has a government solution.

I don't believe that [blacks in New Orleans immediately prior to Hurricane Katrina]couldn't afford a bus ticket out of New Orleans for a minute- they might not be able to drive out in a brand new Lincoln, but they could afford a bus ticket.

Conservatives believe in peace through strength. Liberals believe in peace through cooperation and good will.

Ideology is about ideas; politics is about winning elections.

Conservatives believe in free markets. Liberals believe in government controls and central planning.

Conservatives believe in equality of opportunity. Liberals believe in equality of outcome.

Conservatives are concerned about the production of wealth. Liberals are concerned about the redistribution of it.

Conservatives believe in individual freedom and responsibility. Liberals believe in sacrificing individual freedom for socially desirable outcomes. Liberals believe that one of government's primary roles is social engineering.

We protect the right of pacifists and other anti-war militants to assemble and advance their cause. But I don’t respect such people and I don’t shrink from exposing their ideas as destructive and suicidal. Pacifists are my enemy because wittingly or not, they serve the purposes of my enemy and jeopardize my freedom.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mike Rosen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.