Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what untruths the people are fed because they will not long remember. But in politics, forgotten falsehoods almost guarantee new treachery.
James BovardThe more people expect from government, the more biased they become against limiting government power.
James BovardPoliticians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
James BovardThe more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
James Bovard