Since government is defined by its monopoly on the initiation of violence, any institution teaching you to govern yourself would not fit the definition of government. Unless he meant "government" as self-flagellation...

This must be what politicians mean when they say this is a free country!

Only one objection. Even in Alexis's time, the state was not "mild".

I just wish they'd fall down faster... Like the eve before taking any power for the first time.

Don't forget human sacrifice, they seem to enjoy that, as well (military/pharmaceutical/IMF/WTO/NSA/etc.).

Indeed, except that the burdens are necessary for the individuals doing business as governments to maintain their power. Such sociopaths could be safely ignored if they weren't actively punishing "their" subjects for attempting to act as individuated humans.

Time to clean up the whorehouse... and NOT leave the business intact.

HA! This from a slave-owner...

I don't understand this quote... let's have a war!

I'm pretty sure that by "terrorist" he meant "freedom-lover", and by "America" and "our" he meant himself and his cronies. That makes more sense, anyway.

Since Freedom = Slavery... that makes us more free* than serfs!

In order to be a politician, you have to believe the latter... otherwise how could you accept the stolen loot (taxes) that pays your bills?

Trust me, I'm from the government...

Ha!

If you give up your inherent rights (to be left alone as long as you don't hurt someone or their property), you have nothing to secure...

We've had despotism for >8,000 years... I'm ready to try anarchism (anarcho-capitalism, to be specific).

He must have said that before NDAA2012 was passed...

Agreed, now let's change the subject...

Substitute "vampires" for "others", and it makes more sense.

Mike from Norwalk nailed it.