We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand actapproachbrute share on social
That guns do more than protect us from criminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government. Lyn Nofziger criminalgovernmentgun Change image and share on social
Liberty does not exist where rights are on one side and power on the other. To be liberty, rights must be armed with vital powers. A people cannot be free who do not participate in the control of the government which operates upon them. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II armcontrolexist share on social
Government is like physics, you know - for every action, there's a reaction. Jesse Ventura actiongovernmentphysic Change image and share on social
The government is just too big, and we have to make it smaller; people are getting lost. Stacey Dash biggovernmentlose Change image and share on social
We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers. Scott Walker classendlessexpansion Change image and share on social
Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. I. F. Stone believegovernmentliar Change image and share on social
While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system. John Mackey billioncareclose share on social
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. Grover Cleveland dependgovernmentintelligence Change image and share on social
It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to repay their loans. Paul Singer encouragegovernmentlax Change image and share on social
