"It's a slow process, but it is scary, because if someone can control your energy sources, they can control you. We are already being told what light bulbs we can and cannot use...through legislation. We are being forced to fund research into alternative energies sources that are inefficient, and that cause the price of food, energy, and everything else to rise...through legislation...rather than allow free enterprise to allocate funds to those energy sources that will survive through good old American innovation!"

3 likes

Source: Congress at War. www.politico.com. July, 2015.

About the author

Mike Thompson

Politician

Mike Thompson is a motivational speaker and author known for his impactful insights on resilience and success.

All quotes by Mike Thompson →

Same author

More quotes by Mike Thompson

See all →
Mike Thompson Politician

"I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting."

Read quote
Mike Thompson Politician

"I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off."

Read quote
Mike Thompson Politician

"A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong."

Read quote
Mike Thompson Politician

"It is easier to silence scientific dissent by utilizing the politics of personal destruction, than to actually debate them on the merits of their arguments. That should tell you something about the global warming debate...there is none right now....it's either you believe, or you are to be discredited."

Read quote