“See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true.” IfsLooksWarGovernmentViewsRolesEconomicDrugProtectPoint Of ViewWar On DrugsCartelsDrug Cartels Author:Milton Friedman
“Failure of government programs prompts more determined effort, while the loss of liberty is ignored or rationalized away...whether is it is the war on poverty, drugs, terrorism...or the current Hitler of the day, an appeal to patriotism is used to convince the people that a little sacrifice of liberty, here or there, is a small price to pay...The results, though, are frightening and will soon become even more so.” PeopleLittlesWarGovernmentUsedLossResultsEffortPayLibertyPovertySacrificeDrugProgramCurrentsTerrorismDeterminedAppealsConvinceFrighteningIgnoredPromptsGovernment ProgramsWar On Poverty Author:Ron Paul
“Our government's got a war on drugs. That's certainly better than no drugs at all.” WarGovernmentDrugWar On Drugs Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.” IfsGovernmentFailingArmsDrugRaisesOppressedPeasants Author:Barbara Mertz