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> [The true patriot scrutinizes the actions of his own government with unceasing vigilance. And when his government violates the morality and rightness associated with principles of individual freedom and private property, he immediately rises in opposition to his government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-true-patriot-scrutinizes-the-actions-of-his-own-government-with/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

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## More by Jacob G. Hornberger

> [Unfortunately, liberals didn't stop with welfare-statism. They also turned to economic regulations, not understanding that such interventions, again, harmed the very people they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/unfortunately-liberals-didn-t-stop-with-welfare-statism-they-also/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [No matter what federal program one selects - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the drug war, the income tax and the IRS, education, foreign interventions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/no-matter-what-federal-program-one-selects-social-security-medicare/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [ The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. ... \[T\]he long-term solution is to dismantle, not reform, the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-biggest-threat-to-the-american-people-today-lies-with-the-united/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [Is there another way? Of course there is. There is a way based on simple moral principles: Everyone keeps his own money. Everyone decides…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/is-there-another-way-of-course-there-is-there-is-a-way-based-on/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [The reason people hate America is because they don't like being treated like garbage by arrogant, pompous, hypocritical, self-righteous, duplicitous, imperialist political and bureaucratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-reason-people-hate-america-is-because-they-don-t-like-being/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [By the very nature of government schooling, the matter of what goes into school textbooks must necessarily be a political matter, to be decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/by-the-very-nature-of-government-schooling-the-matter-of-what-goes/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [A minimum-wage law, a law that prevents employers and employees from entering into mutually beneficial economic exchanges, is as far from a free market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/a-minimum-wage-law-a-law-that-prevents-employers-and-employees-from/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not - and is not - a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/contrary-to-popular-opinion-the-constitution-was-not-and-is-not-a/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [ \[D\]ecade after decade, through taxes and regulations, governments at all levels took ever-increasing control over people's lives, wealth, and property. The control grew exponentially,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/d-ecade-after-decade-through-taxes-and-regulations-governments-at-all/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [The true patriot scrutinizes the actions of his own government with unceasing vigilance. And when his government violates the morality and rightness associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-true-patriot-scrutinizes-the-actions-of-his-own-government-with/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the united States. Americans of today view their government in the same way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-cult-of-the-omnipotent-state-has-millions-of-followers-in-the/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [The Trouble with liberals is twofold: They have a horrible blind spot with respect to moral principles and they have an abysmal understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-trouble-with-liberals-is-twofold-they-have-a-horrible-blind-spot/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [Those who advocate either slavery or income taxation should be ashamed of themselves. Genuine freedom entails the abolition, not the reform, of income taxation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/those-who-advocate-either-slavery-or-income-taxation-should-be/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [Every day, IRS agents levy liens on homes, bank accounts, and businesses; they confiscate cars, furniture, boats, and other personal property without the constitutional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/every-day-irs-agents-levy-liens-on-homes-bank-accounts-and-businesses/)

[Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/)

> [There is a common perception that there are two alternative libertarian positions on immigration: government-controlled borders and open borders. Nothing could be further from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/there-is-a-common-perception-that-there-are-two-alternative/)

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