Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2019-06-05 Jun 5, 2019Government, in its very essence, is opposed to all increase in knowledge. Its tendency is always towards permanence and against change...[T]he progress of humanity, far from being the result of government, has been made entirely without its aid and in the face if its constant and bitter opposition.~ H. L. MenckenSince time immemorial, governments have claimed moral superiority. Yet they use laws to loot the productive wealth of working people and build palaces, pyramids, religious monuments, military forces, and other symbols of their power.~ Marisa ManleyThe Liberal Democrat remain steadfast in their belief that liberty must not be sacrificed on the altar of security and regrets the climate of fear that has been fostered by the approach of both Labour and the Conservatives to issues of domestic and international security. We believe that liberty, justice and the separation of powers are essential to achieving lasting security and that abandoning liberties, particularly in the face of unconventional threats from criminals and terrorists, will only serve to make Britain both less free and less secure.~ Robin Lawrence Jun 4, 2019[G]overnment theft of private money and redistribution by a government elite is communism not democracy. ... Communism has already been tried for over 70 years, and it doesn't work because people work to support themselves, not their neighbors. When the rewards are confiscated and redistributed to others, people produce less or stop producing altogether. The quantity of "goods in common" declines until the system finally collapses and everybody is hungry, not just "the poor." Then totalitarianism steps in to force people to produce (ask the Russians, the Poles, the Estonians).~ Don HullThese are the rules of big business... Get a monopoly; let society work for you; and remember that the best of all business is politics...~ Frederick C. HoweIt's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on him not understanding it.~ Upton Sinclair Jun 3, 2019It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion.~ William Ralph IngeThe dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.~ Sir Richard Francis BurtonPower always corrupts, and the power of government to tell people how to live their lives or to transfer money from those who earn it to others is always a temptation to corruption. Taxes and regulations reduce people’s incentive to produce wealth, and government transfer programs reduce people’s incentive to work, to save, and to help family and friends in case of sickness, disability, or retirement. ...[I]t is nonetheless clear that government enterprises are less efficient, less innovative, and more wasteful than private firms.... [C]ompare what it’s like to call American Express versus the IRS to correct problems. Or compare a private apartment building with public housing.~ David Boaz May 31, 2019There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.~ Hubert H. HumphreyThe end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.~ R. Buckminster FullerThe framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against congressional tyranny.~ Walter E. Williams May 30, 2019The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty.~ Adolf HitlerAll persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and unalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof.~ Nebraska ConstitutionEvery citizen has the right to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes.~ Nevada Constitution Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print