Society and the World

I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it.

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.

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.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

Men whose lives are doubtful want a strong government and a hot religion.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today - my own government.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government. . . . When it reaches 25%, there comes an increase in lawlessness.

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government. . . . When it reaches 25%, there comes an increase in lawlessness.