An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews.
Joseph SobranFreedom has ceased to be a birthright; it has come to mean whatever we are still permitted to do.
Joseph SobranThe prevailing notion is that the state should be neutral as to religion, and furthermore, that the best way to be neutral about it is to avoid all mention of it. By this sort of logic, nudism is the best compromise among different styles of dress. The secularist version of 'pluralism' amounts to theological nudism.
Joseph SobranThe welfare state is institutionalized crime - 'organized plunder,' as the French economist Frederic Bastiat called it. It systematizes what is intrinsically wrong: forcing some people to support others. The Democrats favor the indefinite expansion of the welfare state, perpetually increasing the ratio of force to freedom in society.
Joseph SobranIf you want government to intervene domestically, youโre a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, youโre a conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, youโre a moderate. If you donโt want government to intervene anywhere, youโre an extremist.
Joseph Sobran