The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The more government dependents, the more likely that democracy will become a conspiracy against self-reliance. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Rather than a democracy, we increasingly have an elective dictatorship. People are merely permitted to choose who will violate the laws and… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about… — James Bovard Copy Share
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is… — James Bovard Copy Share
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good,… — James Bovard Copy Share
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the… — James Bovard Copy Share
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd… — James Bovard Copy Share
Its contempt for citizens ... is so routine, and so unlimited, that the agency has become a kind of Frankenstein, running wild and terrorizing… — James Bovard Copy Share
The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote? — James Bovard Copy Share
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard Copy Share
Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation. — James Bovard Copy Share
Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts… Roughly half… — James Bovard Copy Share
The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell. — James Bovard Copy Share
Not only has the number of government employees multiplied in recent decades, but the rise of government unions further stacks the political odds against… — James Bovard Copy Share
How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President? — James Bovard Copy Share
