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Liberty Quotes by Edward Abbey
- A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
- Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.
- All forms of government are pernicious, including good government.
- As war and government prove, insanity is the most contagious of diseases.
- Government: If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property, you will be arrested. If…
- A true libertarian supports free enterprise, opposes big business; supports local self-government, opposes the nation-state; supports the National Rifle Association, opposes the Pentagon.
- Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.
- Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties.
- Our contemporary Tories prefer the term 'ordered liberty' to 'freedom'. The word 'freedom' scares them; it has too much of a paleolithic ring to it.
- Freedom begins between the ears.
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