It is absurd to expect governments to descend gradually, step-by-step into barbarism - as if there was a train schedule to political hell and people could get off at any stop along the way.
James BovardOnce a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised.
James BovardIt is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.
James BovardIf an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.
James Bovard