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> [A government is the most dangerous threat to man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threat-to-man/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/ayn-rand-59_bill-of-rights_a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threa_703371.jpg)

> [The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-h-humphrey/the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-poor-is-the-most-dangerous-threat-to/)

[Hubert H. Humphrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-h-humphrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/hubert-h-humphrey-3388_dangerous_the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-poor-is_201963.jpg)

> [To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/to-the-media-i-have-become-a-symbolic-figure-critical-of-china/)

[Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/ai-weiwei-824_according_to-the-media-i-have-become-a-symbolic-fi_301646.jpg)

> [A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threat-to-man-s-rights-it-holds-a/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/ayn-rand-59_government_a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threa_1267821.jpg)

> [If a government is overreacting in this way and treating you as such a dangerous threat, then you know that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-rewcastle-brown/if-a-government-is-overreacting-in-this-way-and-treating-you-as-such/)

[Clare Rewcastle Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-rewcastle-brown/)

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> [Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/potentially-a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threat-to-man-s-rights/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/ayn-rand-59_dangerous_potentially-a-government-is-the-most-dan_1414708.jpg)

> [ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-frankel/isil-is-dangerous-they-re-a-threat-they-re-a-brutal-horrible-force/)

[Lois Frankel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-frankel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/lois-frankel-12659_dangerous_isil-is-dangerous-they-re-a-threat-they_1224696.jpg)

> [Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights; it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/potentially-a-government-is-the-most-dangerous-threat-to-man-s-rights-2/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/ayn-rand-59_action_potentially-a-government-is-the-most-dan_1897104.jpg)

> [And we're being attacked because of what we do, not because of who we are. And by refusing to talk about that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-scheuer/and-we-re-being-attacked-because-of-what-we-do-not-because-of-who-we/)

[Michael Scheuer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-scheuer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/michael-scheuer-7471_american-people_and-we-re-being-attacked-because-of-what_2660538.png)

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