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22 quotes by Charles Koch

Charles de Ganahl Koch (/ˈkoʊk/; born November 1, 1935) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, while his brother David H. Koch serves as Executive Vice President. Charles and David each own 42% of the conglomerate. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, then expanded the business. Originally involved exclusively in oil...
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I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic... →

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The easy way to make money is to get special political privilege. From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten... →

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The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's lives better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and... →

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When you start attacking cronyism and people's political interests, it gets nasty.

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In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is... →

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The best way to make money is to have more economic freedom, which is why we are one of the very few large companies that are consistently for it.

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Far too many businesses have been all too eager to lobby for maintaining and increasing subsidies and mandates paid by taxpayers and consumers.

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From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten restrictions on competition and subsidies and stuff.

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I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

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I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.

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People should only profit to the extent they make other peoples lives better.

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You pass a program and get people dependent on it, making it brutal to get rid of. The key is not letting it get started.

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Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back... →

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