“Just as liberalism is the main force that drives conservatism and maintains its popularity in some quarters, conservatism is the reason liberalism continues to enjoy the traction that it does in our poor civilization.” DoeReasonForceEnjoyPoorCivilizationLiberalismQuartersPopularityConservatismTraction Author:L. Neil Smith
“Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance the civil rights and social equality of women, remind them that we very enthusiastically destroyed the most secular country over there, where women could dress as they liked, have good jobs, be literate, and vote.” TryingWarCountryReasonJobsNextSocialWiseRightsMiddleVoteDressesEastAssCivil RightsDestroyedMiddle EastSecularNext TimeGood JobSocial EqualityWise Ass Author:L. Neil Smith
“If conservatives really believed in individual liberty, as they endlessly claim and if they used both halves of their brains then they'd be libertarians. Instead, they sabotage themselves, and their cause, by constantly generating one spurious reason after another to deprive other people of their freedom.” PeopleIfsReasonUsedIndividualCausesBrainHalfLibertyClaimsLibertarianSabotageIndividual Liberty Author:L. Neil Smith
“Repealing drug laws would remove the risks involved with producing and distributing drugs, bringing 'street prices' crashing down (it's estimated that a 'spoon' of heroin would cost about a quarter in the free market), thereby eradicating any incentive that criminals might have to compete with legitimate businesses, and greatly reducing if not eliminating altogether any economic reason to 'push' drugs on children.” IfsChildrenReasonMightLawRiskEconomicStreetsInvolvedCostDrugCriminalsRemoveQuartersFree MarketIncentivesReducingHeroinSpoonsEliminatingDrug LawsRepealingCrashing Down Author:L. Neil Smith
“I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other reason than that I value, exercise, and defend my rights under the first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution.” FirstsKindStatesReasonValuesUnitedUnited StatesRightsDangerousExerciseTenConstitutionTiredCriminalsAmendmentsI'm TiredThrowback Author:L. Neil Smith
“Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn't allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.” IfsReasonCan DoForgetPoliticianGunInstantNever ForgetGun ControlPolicemenBureaucratsCan Do SomethingBurglarsMuggers Author:L. Neil Smith
“I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.” IfsReasonGovernmentLyingLevelsSeaMembersCaughtPunishmentOfficialsAmendmentsProvidingProposePublic OfficialsConstitutional Amendments Author:L. Neil Smith
