The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

Make sure the government treats others the same as you would want the government to treat you. ...Once you consent to the government ignoring the Constitution, you deny yourself the protection of the Constitution.

Don't live beyond your means. Don't buy more than you can pay for. Don't expect to get rich quick. And don't confuse salesmen for friends or advisers.

The poor Constitution itself is hardly paid any attention to. It's necessary to ignore it because most of what government does these days is clearly unconstitutional. The original idea, as expressed by James Madison, was that states would do 95 percent of the governing. Today, they are little more than administrative subdivisions of the central empire.

Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.

The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.