Freedom Quote by Laurence M. Vance

Nobody wants a nanny state, where the government is stamping out initiative and telling us what to do, but the idea that the only…

— Van Jones

The nannyism is partly to distract from the corruption — and partly just another opportunity to leverage it. A good general rule is that…

— Glenn Reynolds

“I figured the government wouldn't let poison flow from the taps. But in general, I'm too trusting of the government. I'm the polar opposite…

— A.J. Jacobs

I hate the endless admonishments of a nanny state that lives in fear of its lawyers. While colonies of dim-witted traffic wardens swarm about…

— Christopher Fowler

This modern mania for interfering in other's lives, usually under the guise of health and safety concerns, is highly irritating and counterproductive. Down with…

— Felix Dennis

“Liberty is the act of making the Government Fear what you KNOW!”

— Faith Brashear

“Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power.”

— James Madison

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

— Anonymous

“Liberty demands self-government, but not the right to interfere with others.”

— Bertrand Russell

“Let us admit that some government programs and personnel are efficient and effective, and others are not. Let us acknowledge that when it comes…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection becomes impossible.”

— Glenn Greenwald

Living most of my life in New York, I witnessed plenty of nanny state laws. Later, I lived in D.C. for a bit and…

— David Harsanyi