“What happened in America in the 1860s was a war of secession, a war of independence, no different in principle from what happened in America in the 1770s and 1780s.” DifferentWarAmericaPrinciplesHappenedIndependenceSecession Author:L. Neil Smith
“Only someone as puffed up and demented as John Maynard Keynes, every left wing fascist's sainted mentor in this connection, could manage to convince himself that taxing America's Productive Class can restore it to prosperity. In point of fact, it's like screwing for chastity, guzzling alcohol for sobriety, or gorging to fight gluttony. It's like killing indiscriminately for peace - oops, Democrats, Republicans and their moral and spiritual ilk have devoutly believed that particular bit of perverse nonsense since at least the War of 1812.” WarFactsAmericaSpiritualFightingLeftBitsMoralClassParticularRepublicanConnectionsWingsDemocratKillingProsperityAlcoholManageProductiveNonsenseConvinceMentorFascistsSobrietyChastityLeft WingGluttonyDementedKeynesWar Of 1812 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
“My current novel, Pallas, is all about that culture war - in fact it's been called the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the Sagebrush Rebellion - and yet what I hear all too often from libertarians is that they don't read fiction.” WarFactsCultureFictionNovelCurrentsLibertarianRebellionTomsUnclesCabinsUncle Tom Author:L. Neil Smith
“Thanks to guys like Boss Tweed, famous for saying, 'I don't give a damn who does the voting, as long as I do the nominating,' there hasn't been an honest election in the USA since sometime around the War Between the States.” GivingLongDoeWarStatesGuyHonestElectionThanksDamnUsaVotingBossDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A DamnTweedNominating Author:L. Neil Smith
“It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that, for most wars to begin, the truth has to have been sacrificed a long time in advance.” WayFirstsLongHas BeensWarRealityLyingLong TimeCasualties Author:L. Neil Smith
“The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military - that probably couldn't find a place for their dubious talents in a free market, unless they were to sell pencils from a tin cup on street corners.” WarMillionsStreetsTalentMilitaryPoliticianDrugSellsCornersCupsPencilsFree MarketPolicemenBureaucratsWar On DrugsTinDubiousStreet CornersTin Cup Author:L. Neil Smith
