“The true patriot scrutinizes the actions of his own government with unceasing vigilance. And when his government violates the morality and rightness associated with principles of individual freedom and private property, he immediately rises in opposition to his government.” GovernmentActionIndividualPrinciplesMoralityPropertyOppositionNationalismPatriotPrivate PropertyVigilanceIndividual FreedomScrutinize Book:The tyranny of gun control Source: The tyranny of gun control
“Every day, IRS agents levy liens on homes, bank accounts, and businesses; they confiscate cars, furniture, boats, and other personal property without the constitutional protections of due notice, hearing, and due process. If a person forcibly resists, government agents kill him for resisting arrest.” IfsPersonsHomeGovernmentProcessCarAccountsPropertyHearingProtectionDuesLibertarianBoatAgentsFurnitureResistingIrsBank AccountsDue Process Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“The lesson that Americans today have forgotten or never learned - the lesson which our ancestors tried so hard to teach - is that the greatest threat to our lives, liberty, property, and security is not some foreign government, as our rulers so often tell us. The greatest threat to our freedom and well-being lies with our own government!.” WellsHardGovernmentTodayLyingLibertyTeachOur LivesSecurityLessonsPropertyThreatForgottenWell BeingAncestorRulers Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“[D]ecade after decade, through taxes and regulations, governments at all levels took ever-increasing control over people's lives, wealth, and property. The control grew exponentially, decade after decade. The rationale was that the control was necessary -- for society, for the poor, for the nation, even for freedom itself. Americans continued living their life of the lie: they continued believing that the more control government exercised over their lives and property, the freer they became.” PeopleBelieveGovernmentLyingNationsWealthPoorLevelsGrewTaxesPropertyDecadesRegulationRationale Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
