Quote by Ayn Rand
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on cr

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there arent enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. – Ayn Rand

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Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. – Ayn Rand

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Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. – Ayn Rand

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The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. – Ayn Rand

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. – James Madison

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President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case – and most Americans would agree with him on this – then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people? – Tony Campolo

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You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government cant stop me… Its called senility. – Robert Anton Wilson

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed. – Benjamin Franklin

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