Quote by James Bovard
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the c

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. – James Bovard

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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, so we dont need protections against it. – James Bovard

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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

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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

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History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. – Thomas Jefferson

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I want anyone who believes in life, liberty, pursuit of happiness to succeed. And I want any force, any person, any element of an overarching Big Government that would stop your success, I want that organization, that element or that person to fail. I want you to succeed. – Rush Limbaugh

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And on the other hand, we see that the Israeli government is attacking that part of the Palestinian leader. – Rafik Hariri

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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. – Henry David Thoreau

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The devil could change. He was once an angel and may be evolving still. – Laurence J. Peter

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To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow. – William Faulkner

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Being a father at a later age is different from when I had my other two daughters when I was in my 20s and 30s. If youre in your 60s and youre with the kid every day, youre dealing with the mind of a child, so it opens up that childishness in you again. – Martin Scorsese

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Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, its because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you. – Abbas Kiarostami

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