“When power is for sale, then government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.” ShouldGovernmentLimited Government Author:Charley Reese
“Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.” WayMatterGovernmentTasksNo Matter WhatExpensiveIncompetent Author:Charley Reese
“Americans, both politicians and voters, may have become corrupted by big government beyond redemption. A virtuous government requires a virtuous people. A frugal government requires a self-reliant people. A free country requires people who value liberty more than money.” PeopleMaySelfCountryBigsGovernmentValuesLibertyPoliticianRedemptionVotersVirtuousBig GovernmentFrugalFree CountrySelf Reliant Author:Charley Reese
“Here's your enemy for this week, the government says. And some gullible Americans click their heels and salute - often without knowing who or even where the enemy of the week is.” GovernmentLibertyEnemyKnowingWeekLibertarianLibertarianismHeelsClicksSaluteLibertarian PartyGullible Author:Charley Reese
“We...are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.” IfsWarGovernmentPeacePolicyIgnorantAnti WarAntiwar Author:Charley Reese
“Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them. In a free country, if the government can go armed, so should the citizens, if they so choose.” IfsShouldHumansSelfCountryProblemGovernmentCrimeCitizensBehaviorGunPoliceDefenseGun ControlHuman BehaviorSelf DefenseFirearmsFree CountryBehavior Problems Author:Charley Reese
“A government that intended to protect the liberty of the people would not disarm them. A government planning the opposite most certainly and logically would disarm them. And so it has been in this century. Check out the history of Germany, the Soviet Union, Cuba, China and Cambodia.” PeopleHas BeensGovernmentLibertyCenturyProtectGunOppositesUnionsChinaPlanningChecksGermanySovietGun ControlSoviet UnionCubaCambodia Author:Charley Reese
“Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice when fools, opportunists and grafters run it. When power is for sale, then the government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.” ShouldGovernmentRunningPoliticalChoicesGivenLevelsFoolPoliticianLowsLibertarianCompetenceLow LevelOpportunist Author:Charley Reese
“Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes.” MenWantSeemsGovernmentKnownTaxesCongressIllCuresAggravationUnconstitutionalHigh Taxes Author:Charley Reese
“Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there is some public benefit in ignoramuses and morons pulling levers next to names on a ballot is one of the evil myths of post-modern America. The purpose of voting, in our country, is to select men and women with the competence and integrity to operate the mechanics of government fixed by our Constitution. For this process to have any public benefit requires that the choices be made on an intelligent, knowledgeable and reasoned basis.” PeopleMenMadeIdeasCountryGovernmentAmericaPurposeChoicesEvilNextNamesProcessModernCitizensIntegrityBenefitsMen And WomenTestsVoteBasesConstitutionIntelligentMythOur CountryPostsFixedVotingImmigrantsPullingMechanicCompetenceSelectBallotsMoronKnowledgeableLeversModern America Author:Charley Reese
“Thats what abortion is - killing innocent humans for money. Abortionists are government licensed hit men.” MenHumansGovernmentKillingInnocentAbortion Author:Charley Reese
“Washington, of course, aside from being one of the most mismanaged, crime-ridden cities on the planet, is a place where 535 federal legislators and about 38,000 lobbyists work at confiscating and redistributing the incomes of the American people.” PeopleGovernmentCoursesCitiesCrimePlanetsIncomeLegislatorsLobbyists Author:Charley Reese
“If Americans wish to preserve a country they will recognize, then the first step is to recognize the enemy. Public education is the enemy. The entertainment industry is the enemy. The corporate culture is the enemy. The advertising industry is the enemy. And most of the politicians in both parties are the enemy. An enemy is defined as anybody, or any organization, which is attacking the traditional beliefs of Americans.” IfsFirstsCountryGovernmentCultureBeliefWishPartyStepsEnemyIndustryPoliticianOrganizationEntertainmentTraditionalAdvertisingDefinedCorporatePreservesFirst StepsAttackingPublic EducationEntertainment IndustryCorporate CultureAdvertising Industry Author:Charley Reese
“If we could manage our own finances the way the Congress does the nation's, we'd all be living in high cotton and eating high on the hog.” IfsWayDoeGovernmentNationsEatingCongressFinanceManageCottonHog Author:Charley Reese
“Make sure the government treats others the same as you would want the government to treat you. ...Once you consent to the government ignoring the Constitution, you deny yourself the protection of the Constitution.” WantGovernmentTreatsConstitutionDenyProtectionConsent Author:Charley Reese
“The poor Constitution itself is hardly paid any attention to. It's necessary to ignore it because most of what government does these days is clearly unconstitutional. The original idea, as expressed by James Madison, was that states would do 95 percent of the governing. Today, they are little more than administrative subdivisions of the central empire.” LittlesDoeIdeasStatesGovernmentTodayPoorAttentionPercentConstitutionPaidOriginalsThese DaysEmpiresGoverningMadisonOriginal IdeasAdministrativeUnconstitutional Author:Charley Reese
