“[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, decade after decade. The rationale was that the control was necessary -- for society, for the poor, for the nation, even for freedom itself. Americans continued living their life of the lie: they continued believing that the more control government exercised over their lives and property, the freer they became.”
![“[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, decade after decade. The rationale was that the control was necessary -- for society, for the poor, for the…” quote by Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0d/jacob-g-hornberger-22243_believe_d-ecade-after-decade-through-taxes-and-r_723709.jpg)
![“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 iron fist of the welfare state and the controlled economy. This includes the end (not the reform) of the IRS, the DEA, the BATF, the SEC, the FDA…” quote by Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/783/jacob-g-hornberger-22243_agency_the-biggest-threat-to-the-american-peopl_318145.jpg)
