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# James Bovard

(1956)   Writer   United States

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James Bovard is a writer from the United States, best known for *Attention deficit democracy*.

## Quick Facts About James Bovard

Born July 22, 1956

Nationality United States

Profession Writer

Notable works Attention deficit democracy

## About James Bovard

James Bovard is an American libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. He is a USA Today columnist and is a frequent contributor to The Hill. He is the author of Attention Deficit Democracy and nine other books. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader's Digest, The American Conservative, and many other publications. His books have been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, and Korean.

##  Quotes by James Bovard · Page 2

> [Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/trumpeting-the-importance-of-voting-deludes-people-into-thinking-that/)

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> [There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/there-is-no-safe-political-refuge-for-those-afraid-to-take/)

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> [For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/for-the-average-person-walking-down-a-dark-street-late-at-night-a/)

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> [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/)

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> [Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/throughout-history-politicians-have-used-other-people-s-property-to/)

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> [The average American family head will be forced to do twenty years' labor to pay taxes in his or her lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-average-american-family-head-will-be-forced-to-do-twenty-years/)

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> [Once a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/once-a-person-becomes-a-government-dependent-his-moral-standing-to/)

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> [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/)

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> [We are asking the wrong question. The issue is not who should be trusted with all the power of the Presidency. Instead,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/we-are-asking-the-wrong-question-the-issue-is-not-who-should-be/)

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> [Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/government-aid-programs-have-been-endlessly-expanded-and-the/)

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> [It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-amazing-to-think-after-all-that-has-happened-in-this-country-in/)

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> [People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/people-are-so-docile-right-now-it-is-almost-as-if-good-government/)

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> [With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/with-attention-deficit-democracy-i-am-trying-to-wake-up-people-to-how/)

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> [It is absurd to expect governments to descend gradually, step-by-step into barbarism - as if there was a train schedule to political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-absurd-to-expect-governments-to-descend-gradually-step-by-step/)

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> [America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/america-needs-fewer-laws-not-more-prisons-by-trying-to-seize-far-more/)

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> [The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-more-expansive-government-is-the-more-perils-people-face-in-daily/)

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> [A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/a-democratic-government-that-respects-no-limits-on-its-power-is-a/)

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> [If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/if-an-election-is-simply-a-one-day-snapshot-of-transient-mass/)

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> [It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-one-of-the-great-tragedies-of-the-us-that-most-learn-most-of/)

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> [Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/politicians-as-a-class-are-dangerous-that-people-who-are-seeking/)

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> [The only things government can do are regulate and redistribute, prohibit and penalize, confiscate and command. Are these the things that liberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-only-things-government-can-do-are-regulate-and-redistribute/)

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> [Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/politicians-nowadays-treat-americans-like-medical-orderlies-treat/)

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> [This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/this-stuff-on-enemy-combatants-the-bush-administration-has-fought/)

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> [Governments and citizens blend together only in the imaginations of political theorists. Government is, and always will be, an alien power over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/governments-and-citizens-blend-together-only-in-the-imaginations-of/)

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> [It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-important-to-recognize-and-politics-positive-thinking-is-often/)

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> [Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/well-one-of-the-first-things-is-to-restore-the-rule-of-law-to-place/)

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> [The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-vision-that-the-founding-fathers-had-of-rule-of-law-and-equality/)

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> [If citizens wish to retain their liberty, they cannot assume that those who seek power over them are honest. Skepticism of government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/if-citizens-wish-to-retain-their-liberty-they-cannot-assume-that/)

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> [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/)

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> [It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-has-been-surprising-to-me-that-so-few-conservatives-have-voiced/)

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> [It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/it-is-hard-to-know-how-many-people-do-but-given-that-the-people-are/)

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> [There is no virtue in denying the law of gravity, and there should be no virtue in denying the limitations of government.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/there-is-no-virtue-in-denying-the-law-of-gravity-and-there-should-be/)

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> [The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-sheer-number-of-government-employees-and-welfare-recipients/)

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> [The government's appearing to be a necessary evil does not oblige people to trust it. We face a choice of trusting government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/the-government-s-appearing-to-be-a-necessary-evil-does-not-oblige/)

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> [Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/voting-is-no-substitute-for-the-eternal-vigilance-that-every-friend/)

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