“As government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.” PeopleGovernmentPainGrowsAbuseFavorsGrants Author:John Fund
“Remember, government is not an enlightened organization designed to promote public welfare. It is barbaric, uncivilized force…military and police power put to the service of the insiders who control it. Yes, there are constraints on the way the insiders use their power. There are ‘checks and balances,’ built into the constitution, for example. And there are cultural norms and traditional prohibitions. But eventually, the norms and traditions wear off, like painkillers. And then, the pain of raw government begins again.” WayUseGovernmentPainRememberExampleBalanceBuiltTraditionOrganizationConstitutionPoliceChecksTraditionalWelfareEnlightenedNormConstraintsProhibitionBegin AgainInsidersBarbaricUncivilizedPainkillersPolice PowerPublic Welfare Author:Bill Bonner
“Every state and the federal government have laws that protect people from acts of violence, and those laws should be enforced. What I want to see in America is that if you hurt a human being and you bring pain in their life, that's all we need to know. If you did it illegally, you should be prosecuted.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldHumansStatesGovernmentPainAmericaLawHurtHuman BeingsViolenceProtectFederal GovernmentActs Of Violence Author:Lindsey Graham
“State are not made, nor patched; they grow; Grow slow through centuries of pain, And grow correctly in the main; But only grow by certain laws, Of certain bits in certain jaws.” MadeStatesGovernmentPainLawCertainGrowsBitsCentury Book:Poems by John Masefield Source: Poems by John Masefield