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Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties the Ob

Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health care system so profoundly that Washington will soon have us all in chains. – Thomas Frank

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There is much to dislike about President Obamas approach to the financial crisis. But opposition, it seems, will have to come from somewhere other than conservatism. The party out of power is also a party out of touch. – Thomas Frank

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power
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This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. Its authenticity that separates winners from losers, good politics from bad, and he-man leader-types from consultant-directed puppet-boys. – Thomas Frank

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Politics
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Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. – Thomas Frank

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The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. – John Adams

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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. – Frank Herbert

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Government

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb. – Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Benjamin Franklin (Thanks, Art)

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Government

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in peoples lives, I see the EEOC as having much more legitimacy than the others, if properly run. – Clarence Thomas

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