Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose ones government is not necessarily to secure freedom. – Friedrich August von Hayek

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They have the ability to take a persons freedom from them. On certain situations, they have the ability to take a persons reputation. And under certain circumstances, they have the authority to take a persons life. – Daryl Gates

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Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didnt have a cent. – Mike Tyson

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Who speaks of liberty while the human mind is in chains? – Francis Wright, 1828

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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. – Maximilien Robespierre

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