By today's standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pennies per annum. His actual impact on their personal lives was trivial. He had arbitrary power over them in law and in principle but in fact it was seldom exercised. If you compare his rule with that of today's U.S. Government you have to wonder why we celebrate our independence.
Joseph SobranMan is the only creature disposed to kill huge numbers of members of his own species, and his instrument is usually the state.
Joseph SobranToo many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.
Joseph SobranSince outright slavery has been discredited, "democracy" is the only remaining rationale for state compulsion that most people will accept.
Joseph SobranWhen liberals clamor for 'diversity,' they don't necessarily mean they are ready to tolerate actual disagreement.
Joseph SobranThere has never been a humane communist regime. Marxism is inherently totalitarian. It recognizes no moral limits on the state. It’s the most convenient ideology for aspiring tyrants; it also retains its appeal for intellectuals, who have proved equally skillful at rationalizing abuses of power and at exculpating themselves.
Joseph Sobran