"Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not……" — Jacob G. Hornberger
"Contrary to popular opinion, the Constitution was not - and is not - a grant of rights to the citizenry. Instead, the Constitution is a "barbed-wire entanglement" designed to interfere with, restrict, and impede government officials in the exercise of political power."
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Jacob G. Hornberger
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11 Quotes by Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger has 11 quotes on this site.
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If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all.
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For libertarians, freedom entails the right of people to live their lives any way they choose, so long as their…
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It is commonly believed that the rights of the American people come from the Constitution. Nothing could be further from…
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The true patriot scrutinizes the actions of his own government with unceasing vigilance. And when his government violates the morality…
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Every day, IRS agents levy liens on homes, bank accounts, and businesses; they confiscate cars, furniture, boats, and other personal…
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The lesson that Americans today have forgotten or never learned - the lesson which our ancestors tried so hard to…
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[T]ake the war on drugs. The average American says, "The war on drugs has been beneficial." The rest of us…
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The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the united States. Americans of today view their government…
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The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. ... [T]he long-term solution is to…
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Every single American can exclaim, 'Nothing justifies what they did in New York and Washington,' not even the bombs that…
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More Barbed Quotes
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The age of isolation is gone. And gone are the days in which barbed wire served as demarcation lines, separating…
— Gamal Abdel Nasser
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When our new armies are ready it seems folly to send them to Flanders, where they will chew barbed wire,…
— H. H. Asquith
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I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire…
— Foxy Brown
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Just who has imposed on the suffering human race poison gas, barbed wire, high explosives, experiments in eugenics, the formula…
— David Berlinski
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Fishing, Danny boy, is purely a state of mind. Some men, when they are fishing, are after fish. Me, I'm…
— William Kent Krueger
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I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a…
— Brendan Rodgers
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All anyone really needs to know about barbed wire is that it can tear the arse out of your trousers,…
— Billy Connolly
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I read about a guy in Michigan this winter who was cruising along on his snow mobile. "Whoo hoo!" Didn't…
— David Crowe
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Between the action sequences, the pleasure lies in observing impeccably dressed Brits exchanging barbed witticisms - making it, basically, Downton…
— Karina Longworth
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The depressing thing about an Englishman's traditional love of animals is the dishonesty thereof ... Get a barbed hook into…
— Clement Freud
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Possibly everyone will travel by air in another fifty years. I'm not sure I like the idea of millions of…
— Charles Lindbergh
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Small, short-sighted, blonde, barbed - she reminds me of a bright little hedgehog.
— Edwina Currie
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