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James Bovard Quotes

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government Picture Quote #1

Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual Picture Quote #1

Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision Picture Quote #1

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons Picture Quote #1

As soon as people drop the reins on government, government will leash the people Picture Quote #1

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms Picture Quote #1

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The federal tax system is turning individuals into sharecroppers of their own lives Picture Quote #1

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests Picture Quote #1

The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule Picture Quote #1

As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board Picture Quote #1

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner Picture Quote #1

Part of the reason that the government’s fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission Picture Quote #1

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Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends Picture Quote #1

Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy Picture Quote #1

A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect Picture Quote #1

The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur Picture Quote #1

With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral Picture Quote #1

Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation Picture Quote #1

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It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and therefore, we don’t need protections against it Picture Quote #1

There is no virtue in denying the law of gravity, and there should be no virtue in denying the limitations of government... The more we glorify government, the more liberties we will lose Picture Quote #1

There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives Picture Quote #1

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing Picture Quote #1

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights Picture Quote #1

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If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government (James Bovard Quotes) Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual (James Bovard Quotes) Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision (James Bovard Quotes) America needs fewer laws, not more prisons (James Bovard Quotes) As soon as people drop the reins on government, government will leash the people (James Bovard Quotes) Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms (James Bovard Quotes) The federal tax system is turning individuals into sharecroppers of their own lives (James Bovard Quotes) People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests (James Bovard Quotes) The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule (James Bovard Quotes) As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board (James Bovard Quotes) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner (James Bovard Quotes) Part of the reason that the government’s fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission (James Bovard Quotes) Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends (James Bovard Quotes) Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy (James Bovard Quotes) A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect (James Bovard Quotes) The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur (James Bovard Quotes) With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral (James Bovard Quotes) Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation (James Bovard Quotes) It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and therefore, we don’t need protections against it (James Bovard Quotes) There is no virtue in denying the law of gravity, and there should be no virtue in denying the limitations of government... The more we glorify government, the more liberties we will lose (James Bovard Quotes) There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives (James Bovard Quotes) It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing (James Bovard Quotes) The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights (James Bovard Quotes)

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