“When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands, then indeed their continuing in office becomes dangerous to the state.” -Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-12-01 06:10:38.
Wasting The Labor of The People
“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy.” – Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-11-10 23:49:01.
Equal Opportunity versus Equal Outcome
“There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.” -Friedrich Hayek Originally posted 2021-11-10 23:37:47.
Sinful And Tyrannical
“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson Originally posted 2021-11-10 06:30:05.
A Government of Incompetent Men
“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.” – Ludwig von Mises Originally posted 2021-11-09 19:41:55.
The Definition of Tyranny
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced as the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison Originally posted 2021-10-30 08:05:45.
The Author of the Constitution Said:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” Originally posted 2021-10-30 00:53:24.
Utopian Schemes of Leveling
“The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown. These ideas are arbitrary, despotic, and in our government, unconstitutional.” – Samuel Adams Originally posted 2021-10-28 23:23:50.
A Species of Legalized Larceny
“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny.” – Calvin Coolidge Originally posted 2021-10-28 04:43:59.
Under the Dark Veil of Secrecy
“Congress may carry on the most wicked and pernicious of schemes under the dark veil of secrecy. The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry Originally posted 2021-10-27 17:08:58.