A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.
Throughout history, politicians have used other people’s property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state.
Once a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised.
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.
We are asking the wrong question. The issue is not who should be trusted with all the power of the Presidency. Instead, we must ask how much power any candidate can be trusted with.
The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote?
Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual.
Foreign aid breeds kleptocracies, or governments of thieves.
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
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.
I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it.
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision.
The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
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.
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president’s power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.
Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief.