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John Stossel's Profile

Brief about John Stossel: By info that we know John Stossel was born at 1947-03-06. And also John Stossel is American Journalist.

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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.

Tags: Bad, Fear, Learned

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

Tags: Government, Lives, Miserable

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

Tags: Government, Kinds, Lawyers

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

Tags: Learned, Market, Off

When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

Tags: Everyone, Free, Grow

Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

Tags: Country, Free, Why

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 business. You get government in there, and it's just more money for the lawyers who write the bills.

Tags: Good, Government, Money

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.

Tags: Bad, Freedom, Trust

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.

Tags: Fail, Government, Problem

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.

Tags: Business, Help, Simple

I won't ever got to a place that's racist, and I will tell everybody else not to and I'll speak against them. But it should be their right to be racist.

Tags: Else, Place, Tell

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.

Tags: Government, Money, Power

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.

Tags: Bad, Fear, Government

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

Tags: Happiness, Purpose, Test

People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

Tags: Acting, Innovation, Prosperity

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.

Tags: After, Business, Job

The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others.

Tags: Learned, Others, Willing

No transaction happens unless it is voluntary. It only happens if both of you think you win.

Tags: Both, Happens, Win

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

Tags: Death, Freedom, Give

You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.

Tags: Alone, Country, Leave
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