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“In the twentieth century the number of people killed by their own governments under authoritarian regimes is four times the number killed in all this century's wars combined.”

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John Shattuck

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“Today's political leaders demonstrate their low opinion of the public with every social law they pass. They believe that, if given the right to chose, the citizenry will probably make the wrong choice. Legislators do not think any more in terms of persuading people; they feel the need to force their agenda on the public at the point of a bayonet and the barrel of a gun, in the name of the IRS, the SEC, the FDA, the DEA, the EPA, or a multitude of other ABCs of government authority.”

“If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.”

Ifs Ideas Certain Strong Grows Growing Up Taste Catholicism Intensity Very Strong

Author:Brian Eno

“Not surprisingly, the federal judiciary nearly always rules in favor of the federal government. Judicial review, contrary to the assurances of its advocates, has hardly restrained Congress at all. Instead it has progressively stripped the states of their traditional powers, while allowing federal power to grow unchecked.”

States Government Grows Congress Contrary Favors Traditional Allowing Reviews Federal Government Assurance Judicial Judiciary Judicial Review

Author:Joseph Sobran

“At the end of a century that has seen the evils of communism, Nazism and other modern tyrannies, the impulse to centralize power remains amazingly persistent.”

Ends Government Evil Modern Century Remains Tyranny Communism Impulse Persistent Nazism

Author:Joseph Sobran

“If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan 'neath slavery's heavy rod.”

Ifs Made Government Blame Slavery Lays Vices Heavy Rulers Distress

Author:Solon

“The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation's spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development. A tree with a rotten core cannot stand.”

“One of the reasons for conspiracy theories is an assumption that people in high places always know what they are doing. When they do something that makes no sense, devious reasons are imagined by conspiracy theorists, when in fact it may be due to plain old ignorance and incompetence.”

People Knows May Reason Facts Government Ignorance Theory Dues Assumption Conspiracy Incompetence Conspiracy Theory Theorists High Places Devious

Book:Controversial Essays

Source: Controversial Essays

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