Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
James BovardThe only things government can do are regulate and redistribute, prohibit and penalize, confiscate and command. Are these the things that liberty is made of? Somebody else's money and an endless list of Thou Shalt Nots?
James BovardPoliticians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
James BovardIf 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.
James Bovard