Bernard Baruch Government Quotations

Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed.

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.

Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves.

You can't repeal human nature by an Act of Congress.