Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it?
Joseph SobranAll in all, the framers would probably agree that it's better to impeach too often than too seldom. If presidents can't be virtuous, they should at least be nervous.
Joseph SobranWartime always brings expansions of state power, together with erosions of moral and constitutional standards.
Joseph SobranPeople who create things nowadays can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything. There is no way to measure the chilling effect on innovation that results from the threats of taxation, regulation and prosecution against anything that succeeds. We'll never know how many ideas our government has aborted in the name protecting us.
Joseph Sobran