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James Bovard Quotes: For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special.
         

For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special.


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The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur.



America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.



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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.



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Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.



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It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.



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The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.



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It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration.



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How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President?



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The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much as possible from vulnerable taxpayers.



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This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic.





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I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun to go to these nights out, like the opening of a film or something, but I dip in and out of it.



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Love is accepting your truest, most authentic expression of self, and allowing yourself to do the same with others.



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Precious and priceless, so lovable, too; The world's sweetest miracle, baby, is you.



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