Quote(s) of the Week (April 27, 1997)

On Simple Truths...

"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements."

--Norman Douglas in Reader’s Digest for March 1997, page 49.

On Liberal Thoughts Revealed...

"When it comes to cutting the estate tax, there is no case other than selfishness."

--Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. Washington Times for April 23, 1997. Front page.

Go Get Him, Newt!

"[Mr. Summers] owes every American taxpayer an explanation for his unfair and irrational accusation that Republican efforts to cut taxes are motivated by selfishness. Does he really believe it is ‘selfish’ for parents to leave their children the farm that has been in the family for decades? Only the staunchest defender of the big government status quo could claim that a tax cut of any size is a selfish action."

--House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in response to Mr. Summers statement. Washington Times for April 23, 1997. Front page.