Authority Quote by G. Edward Griffin

“When governments claim to derive their authority from any source other than the governed, it always leads to the destruction of liberty.”

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The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty -- or anything else.

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Secondly, as a result of this political favoritism, the FDA has become a primary factor in that formula whereby cartel-oriented companies in the food…

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“PROPER ROLE OF THE STATE I believe that the proper role of the state is negative, not positive; defensive, not aggressive. It is to…

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The information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees.

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“The accepted version of history is that the Federal Reserve was created to stabilize our economy. One of the most widely-used textbooks on this…

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The nation's first experiment with the income tax was tried at this time; another violation of the Constitution.

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Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.

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There is simply no limitation on the realistic power of the U.N. over us.

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If Lincoln's primary goal in the War was not the abolition of slavery but simply to preserve the Union, the question arises: Why did…

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Whenever a partnership is formed, there has to be a benefit to the partners; otherwise, they don't form it.

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Every wife ought to answer for her man. If the husband be engaged in a seditious club, or drinks mysterious healths, or be frugal…

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Miracles are like candles lit up until the sun rises, and then blown out. Therefore, I am amused when I hear sects and churches…

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The execution was set for the 29th of March, at nine in the morning. This delay was due to a desire on the part…

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I started with the belief that every person who came to the laboratory was free to accept or to reject the dictates of authority.…

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