Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

Don’t ever stray from yourself, in order to be close to someone that doesn’t have the courtesy to remind you of your worth, or the integrity of a gentleman to walk you home.

...Belief is strong. Stronger than rationality. Fear, love hope -all rational emotions, but they sway people more fiercely than any fact-based argument.

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.

I think he's looking for comfort, but I don't have any to give.

While GOP elites say they're shocked, shocked, by [Donald] Trump's religious bigotry, this is far from the first time Islamophobia has bubbled up in their party.

not keeping a promise is the same as lying!

Incompetent government embraces hiring quotas, thus furthering their incompetence.

We have the time, we have the knowledge, and we have the wisdom to move out into the world with love and power.

After the stretch of weather we've had, this is going to be a culture shock for some people. We always end up crashing back to reality.

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.