James Bovard Quotes

Paternalism is a desperate gamble that lying politicians will honestly care for those who fall under their power.

The federal tax system is turning individuals into sharecroppers of their own lives.

A law is simply a reflection of the momentary perception of self-interest by a majority of a legislative body.

It should not be a federal crime to charge low prices to American consumers.

The U.S. government has created a trade lynch law that can convict foreign companies almost regardless of how they operate.

“Fair trade” is a moral delusion that could be leading to an economic catastrophe.

Government cannot make trade more fair by making it less free.

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal government is destroying its own legitimacy. We face a choice not of anarchy or authoritarianism, but a choice of limited government or unlimited government.

A democratic government that respects no limits on its power is a ticking time bomb, waiting to destroy the rights it was created to protect.

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.