--- title: "3 Bill of rights Quotes By James Bovard" description: "3 Bill of rights quotes by James Bovard. Plus more from James Bovard and more Bill of rights sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/james-bovard-9090_bill-of-rights_some-of-the-folks-on-both-sides-might-be_2398.png" --- > [Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/some-of-the-folks-on-both-sides-might-be-sincere-but-it-does-seem-as/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/james-bovard-9090_bill-of-rights_some-of-the-folks-on-both-sides-might-be_2398.png) > [Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/some-politicians-are-aware-of-the-bill-of-rights-it-seems-that-the/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/james-bovard-9090_administration_some-politicians-are-aware-of-the-bill-o_2732865.png) > [Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/democracy-is-not-freedom-democracy-is-two-wolves-and-a-lamb-voting-on-3/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/james-bovard-9090_bill-of-rights_democracy-is-not-freedom-democracy-is-tw_3145154.png) ## Other authors on Bill of rights - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-j-clinton-95571.jpg) William J. Clinton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/william-j-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-h-jackson-79812.jpg) Robert H. Jackson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/robert-h-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rand-paul-77216.jpg) Rand Paul 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/rand-paul/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nat-hentoff-70269.jpg) Nat Hentoff 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/nat-hentoff/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-buckley-10272.jpg) Hugo Black 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/hugo-black/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bill-of-rights/bill-maher/) ## More by James Bovard > [Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/some-of-the-folks-on-both-sides-might-be-sincere-but-it-does-seem-as/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-vision-that-the-founding-fathers-had-of-rule-of-law-and-equality/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/people-are-so-docile-right-now-it-is-almost-as-if-good-government/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-important-to-recognize-and-politics-positive-thinking-is-often/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/if-so-many-americans-are-looking-for-the-government-to-save-them-then/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [Its contempt for citizens ... is so routine, and so unlimited, that the agency has become a kind of Frankenstein, running wild and terrorizing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/its-contempt-for-citizens-is-so-routine-and-so-unlimited-that-the/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-key-question-for-many-voters-is-how-much-is-the-candidate/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-federal-government-is-exploiting-public-fear-to-redefine-the/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/once-freedom-is-equated-with-a-certain-material-standard-of-living/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts… Roughly half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/government-aid-programs-have-been-endlessly-expanded-and-the/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/america-needs-fewer-laws-not-more-prisons/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [The more freedoms Americans lose, the more dangerous government becomes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-more-freedoms-americans-lose-the-more-dangerous-government-becomes/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-more-powerful-government-becomes-the-more-abuses-it-commits-and/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [Not only has the number of government employees multiplied in recent decades, but the rise of government unions further stacks the political odds against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/not-only-has-the-number-of-government-employees-multiplied-in-recent/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) > [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?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/how-many-mcdonald-s-gift-certificates-would-it-take-to-sway-a-lot-of/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": 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