There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. - James Bovard Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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