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> [The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/the-founders-understood-that-democracy-would-inevitably-evolve-into-a/)

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## More by Thomas DiLorenzo

> [Ever since its founding in 1913, the Fed has described itself as an "independent" agency operated by selfless public servants striving to "fine-tune" the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/ever-since-its-founding-in-1913-the-fed-has-described-itself-as-an/)

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> [The purpose of government is for those who run it to plunder those who do not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/the-purpose-of-government-is-for-those-who-run-it-to-plunder-those/)

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> [Friedrich Hayek made the point that one of the keystones of socialism is the denial of individual responsibility. Thus, the crusade for socialism always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/friedrich-hayek-made-the-point-that-one-of-the-keystones-of-socialism/)

[Thomas DiLorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dilorenzo/)

> [America's universities are filled with economically ignorant haters of the free market, so university campuses have become major forums for union denunciations of such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/america-s-universities-are-filled-with-economically-ignorant-haters/)

[Thomas DiLorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dilorenzo/)

> [Peaceful secession and nullification are the only means of returning to a system of government that respects rather than destroys individual liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/peaceful-secession-and-nullification-are-the-only-means-of-returning/)

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> [I agree with Clyde Wilson that America can’t be saved or returned to its roots until the Republican Party is destroyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/i-agree-with-clyde-wilson-that-america-can-t-be-saved-or-returned-to/)

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> [Isn't the whole idea behind the massive regulation and regimentation of American industry and society the notion that individuals should be forced to behave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/isn-t-the-whole-idea-behind-the-massive-regulation-and-regimentation/)

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> [The biggest roadblock to middle-class economic advancement is that governments confiscate more than a third of all family income. Each year the average American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/the-biggest-roadblock-to-middle-class-economic-advancement-is-that/)

[Thomas DiLorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dilorenzo/)

> [It is no coincidence that some of America's most lethargic industries-steel, footwear, rubber, textiles-are also among the most heavily protected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/it-is-no-coincidence-that-some-of-america-s-most-lethargic-industries/)

[Thomas DiLorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dilorenzo/)

> [The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/the-founders-understood-that-democracy-would-inevitably-evolve-into-a/)

[Thomas DiLorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-dilorenzo/)

> [Capitalism improves the quality of life for the working class not just because it leads to improved wages but also because it produces new,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-dilorenzo/capitalism-improves-the-quality-of-life-for-the-working-class-not/)

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