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.

No one ever died from smoking marijuana, but millions of people have died by believing politicians.

It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.

Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives - and our individual liberties are sacrificed for the benefit of the Fatherland.

The problem is big government. If whoever controls government can impose his way upon you, you have to fight constantly to prevent the control from being harmful. With small, limited government, it doesn't much matter who controls it, because it can't do you much harm.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one -- but there is a price.