Give politicians power and it certainly will be abused eventually - if not by today's politicians, then by their successors.

The problem with politics isn't the money; it's the power.

Most politicians believe in just one thing - winning elections. They'll say anything to get in office and stay there.

Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it doesn't educate our children properly.

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty (or even charge you with a crime), no right to a jury trial, no right to confront your accuser, no right to a court-appointed attorney (even if the government has just stolen all your money), and no right to compensation for the property that's been taken.