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| | * "A [[democracy]] is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the [[National debt|public treasury]]. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose [[fiscal policy]]…" -- Alexander Fraser Tytler, Scottish lawyer and writer, 1770 | | * "A [[democracy]] is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the [[National debt|public treasury]]. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose [[fiscal policy]]…" -- Alexander Fraser Tytler, Scottish lawyer and writer, 1770 |
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| − | * "Of all [[tyranny|tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]] | + | * "Of all [[tyranny|tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[:Category:Oppression|oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]] |
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| | * "There is no worse [[tyranny]] than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." - [[Robert Heinlein]], ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'' | | * "There is no worse [[tyranny]] than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." - [[Robert Heinlein]], ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'' |
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| − | * "The human race divides [[political]]ly into those who [[sheeple|want people to be controlled]] and [[libertarian|those who have no such desire]].” - Robert Heinlein | + | * "The human race divides [[political]]ly into those who [[police state|want people to be controlled]] and [[libertarian|those who have no such desire]].” - Robert Heinlein |
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| | * Dr. [[Ben Carson]] declares: "[[African American|Black America]] Must Reject the [[welfare state]]." Carson says [[Obama]] is turning America into a “[[third world]] nation” by creating unsustainable levels of [[National debt|federal government debt]].<ref>[http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/u-s-politics/dr-carson-black-america-must-reject-welfare-state Dr. Carson says Black Americans Must Reject the Welfare State]. [[Tea Party Crusaders]], Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> | | * Dr. [[Ben Carson]] declares: "[[African American|Black America]] Must Reject the [[welfare state]]." Carson says [[Obama]] is turning America into a “[[third world]] nation” by creating unsustainable levels of [[National debt|federal government debt]].<ref>[http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/u-s-politics/dr-carson-black-america-must-reject-welfare-state Dr. Carson says Black Americans Must Reject the Welfare State]. [[Tea Party Crusaders]], Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> |
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| | * "In politics, few talents are as richly rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that [[income redistribution|largesse]] to [[entitlement mentality|losers]] does not reduce their [[culture war|hostility]] to [[society]], but only increases it. Far from producing gratitude, generosity is seen as an admission of guilt, and the reparations as inadequate compensation for injustices – leading to worsening behavior by the recipients." - Dr. [[Thomas Sowell]] | | * "In politics, few talents are as richly rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. Welfare states on both sides of the Atlantic have discovered that [[income redistribution|largesse]] to [[entitlement mentality|losers]] does not reduce their [[culture war|hostility]] to [[society]], but only increases it. Far from producing gratitude, generosity is seen as an admission of guilt, and the reparations as inadequate compensation for injustices – leading to worsening behavior by the recipients." - Dr. [[Thomas Sowell]] |
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