"A government that intended to protect the liberty……" — Charley Reese
"A government that intended to protect the liberty of the people would not disarm them. A government planning the opposite most certainly and logically would disarm them. And so it has been in this century. Check out the history of Germany, the Soviet Union, Cuba, China and Cambodia."
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31 Quotes by Charley Reese
Charley Reese has 31 quotes on this site.
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Americans, both politicians and voters, may have become corrupted by big government beyond redemption. A virtuous government requires a virtuous…
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Here's your enemy for this week, the government says. And some gullible Americans click their heels and salute - often…
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We...are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that…
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The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic…
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The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking…
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I expect to see trade wars, foreign policy disasters, a few race riots, a decrease in personal liberty, higher taxes,…
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Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then…
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If you believe in the right to life, then you must believe in the right to have the means to…
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American tyranny has come gradually, like a slow rising river. Each of us does not realize the danger until the…
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Some years ago an excellent professor of economics told his class in his gravelly voice, 'If you pay me $50,000…
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Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is…
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Experience to a politician is like experience to a prostitute - not much to recommend them.
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