It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. – James Bovard
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power. – James Bovard
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. – James Bovard
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves virtue – something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them. – James Bovard
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. – Fran Lebowitz
Our Founders warned against this. They said dont… that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the ability to vote themselves entitlements from the largesse of the government, liberty is done freedom is over with. We were warned. We are there. – Sharron Angle