"Policies are judged by their consequences but..." - Quote by Thomas Sowell
Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.
More by Thomas Sowell
“The only thing better than "hands-on" experience is hands-off experience - enough experience to understand that some things will turn out better if left alone.”
“What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long.”
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
More on Policy
“So on the demand side [for energy], there have been a variety of policies that globally have been way over $50 billion a year of tax credits, raising the price of electricity through things like renewable portfolio standards, so the total amount of money that's gone into sending a price signal to push up demand versus what would happen without it has been gigantic.”
“It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.”
“Defeatism is the wretchedest of policies.”
More on Consequences
“Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force”
“Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.”
“Worthless persons appointed to have supreme control of weighty affairs do a lot of damage.”