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James Bovard

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.
— James Bovard men
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.
— James Bovard people
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
— James Bovard democracy
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights.
— James Bovard war
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
— James Bovard fear
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
— James Bovard fear
If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.
— James Bovard men
Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.
— James Bovard freedom
The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
— James Bovard people
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.
— James Bovard people
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.
— James Bovard law
It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and therefore, so we don't need protections against it.
— James Bovard faith
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.
— James Bovard fear
I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it.
— James Bovard lies
It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration.
— James Bovard sin
With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral.
— James Bovard death
This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic.
— James Bovard law
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
— James Bovard people
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
— James Bovard power
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.
— James Bovard men
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
— James Bovard war
It 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 Bovard politics
Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy.
— James Bovard men
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time.
— James Bovard time
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.
— James Bovard men

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