I learned about the market’s power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.
Jack Kemp
I can’t hide my feelings.
Jack Kemp
Of course, every job I ever had I thought I was born for.
Jack Kemp
I can’t understand why the Democratic parties seem so hostile to economic growth and business.
Jack Kemp
I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.
Jack Kemp
I am shocked that Republicans can’t explain why our technological and economic advantages are the result of sound monetary and economic policy.
Jack Kemp
There’s always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued.
Jack Kemp
Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn’t fall. It was pushed.
Jack Kemp
Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation’s pockets of poverty.
Jack Kemp
If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress.
Jack Kemp
We don’t need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
Jack Kemp
The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World – a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.
Jack Kemp
I think I’ve advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.
Jack Kemp
I am not antigovernment. I would not run a campaign against government.
Jack Kemp
People want opportunity so they can earn security.
Jack Kemp
Just as the left has to be more willing to question ‘Government knows best,’ the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.
Jack Kemp
I’ve been a kind of a wildcatter. I’ve been able to say anything I wanted.
Jack Kemp
It’s nice to be needed.
Jack Kemp
Its no secret that I’ve never liked tax credits.
Jack Kemp
The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
Jack Kemp
The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.
Jack Kemp