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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 31 quotes by James Bovard James Bovard (/bəˈvɑrd/; born 1956) is a libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. He is the author of Attention Deficit Democracy, and eight other books. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader's Digest, The American Conservative, and many other publications. His books have been... Read full biography of James Bovard → 1 2 3 Ctrl → Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. 0 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... → 0 Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms. 0 It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind... → 0 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... → 0 With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying... → 0 This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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