America Quote by James Bovard Download Open image “America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.” — James Bovard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare America Authoritarianism Fewer Law Libertarian Libertarianism Liberty Needs Prison
America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal government is… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason. — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
The more freedom is extended to business, the more prisons have to be built for those who suffer from that business. — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
I don't know why we'd need so many more prisons when the crooks seem so happy in the Senate. — Jack Layton Copy Share Image
First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Not only are mandatory minimum laws overly punitive and discriminatory, but they're also expensive. Prison is not free. Governments, and ultimately taxpayers, bear the… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They're a kind of job insurance. — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“Mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses are the primary reason that the U.S. prison population has ballooned since the 1980s to over 2.5 million… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
“Mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses are the prime reason that the U.S. prison population has ballooned since the 1980s to over 2.5 million… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
The lack of space and a growing prison population has strained resources and put pressure on all levels of the penal system. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good,… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Its contempt for citizens ... is so routine, and so unlimited, that the agency has become a kind of Frankenstein, running wild and terrorizing… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote? — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts..... Roughly half… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The more freedoms Americans lose, the more dangerous government becomes. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell. — James Bovard Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
Well, The Day the Earth Caught Fire was a story... I don't if anybody knows what it is but it was about... in the… — Val Guest Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
I'll smoke, I'll cough, I'll get the tumors, I'll die, deal? Thank you America. [salutes] — Bill Hicks Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In the nineteenth century some parts of the world were unexplored, but there was almost no restriction on travel.:; Up to 1914 you did… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
America, you're sending girls a mixed message. On one hand, you're saying to have positive body image and love who we are; on the… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
