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 Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.
James BovardOnce freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.
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 BovardFor the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special.
James Bovard