“ The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people's money away quietly and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly. Thomas Sowell
“ It is cold anarchy to say that all men are to meddle in all men'smarriages. It is cold anarchy to say that any doctor may seize andsegregate anyone he likes. But it is not anarchy to say that a fewgre… G.K. Chesterton
“ The slaves of today will become the tyrants of tomorrow--the proletariat overthrows the hegemon to become the hegemon itself, only to be eventually overthrown by a proto-hegemon that will in turn lose… Miguel Syjuco
“ Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can never be deprived of their liberties, while they retain in their own h… Noah Webster
“ Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks t… Thomas Paine
“ The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. David Hume
“ But he saw now that he must remain alone, a Liberal, scorned by all the noisier prophets for refusing to be a willing cat for the busy monkeys of either side. But at worst, the Liberals, the Tolerant,… Sinclair Lewis
“ A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort, or enslaves him, or attempts to limit the freedom of his mind, or compels him to act against his own rational judgment ... is not, stric… Ayn Rand
“ Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. Nancy Gibbs
“ The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. Maximilien Robespierre
“ Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority. Maggie Gallagher
“ We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices.... Government has to make those choices for people. Hillary Rodham Clinton
“ Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. William Pitt
