Dependency is the highest political good - at least for politicians. Since the 1930s, politicians have striven to leave no vote unbought. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. — 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 politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it,… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Gun laws are an attempt to nationalize the right of self-defense. Politicians perennially react to the police's abject failure to prevent crime… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
No-knock police raids destroy Americans' right to privacy and safety. People's lives are being ruined or ended as a result of unsubstantiated… — 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
