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Without popular fear, no government would endure more than twenty-four hours.


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The beginning of political wisdom is the realization that despite everything you’ve always been taught, the government is not really on your side; indeed, it is out to get you.

The beginning of political wisdom is the realization that despite everything you’ve always been taught, the government is not really on your side; indeed, it is out to get you.



Intervene globally, lose freedom locally.

Intervene globally, lose freedom locally.



If I had to use a single word to describe what is fundamentally wrong with government today, I would use the word fraud.

If I had to use a single word to describe what is fundamentally wrong with government today, I would use the word fraud.



...History shows that ... (people) can be deflected from their natural tendencies by artful propaganda, bogus crises, or other political trickery.

...History shows that ... (people) can be deflected from their natural tendencies by artful propaganda, bogus crises, or other political trickery.



By adopting programs to distribute substantial amounts of income, a nation guarantees that its government will become more powerful and invasive in other ways.

By adopting programs to distribute substantial amounts of income, a nation guarantees that its government will become more powerful and invasive in other ways.



Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war.

Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war.



True counselors of despair are those who hope against hope—and historical experience—that the government can and will act constructively.

True counselors of despair are those who hope against hope—and historical experience—that the government can and will act constructively.



Inflation is not a benign element in the economy's operation. It is, as it has always been, the most dangerous and destructive form of taxation.

Inflation is not a benign element in the economy's operation. It is, as it has always been, the most dangerous and destructive form of taxation.



Abetted by misguided or co-opted intellectuals, the rulers weave a cloak of legitimacy to disguise their theft and hence to ease their extraction of wealth from the rightful owners.

Abetted by misguided or co-opted intellectuals, the rulers weave a cloak of legitimacy to disguise their theft and hence to ease their extraction of wealth from the rightful owners.



Once a bureau is created, its staff becomes a tenacious political interest group, well placed to defend its budget and to make a case for expanding its activities.

Once a bureau is created, its staff becomes a tenacious political interest group, well placed to defend its budget and to make a case for expanding its activities.





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