“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
The government has a monopoly power on force. When they tax you, they are forcing you to spend money on the things that government wants to spend money on.
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Eric Burlison
Republican · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Burlison criticizes government taxation as coercive charity.

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