"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, strictly speaking, a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang-rule." -Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Author Source: The Nature Of Government, The Virtues Of Selfishness, 126 (Signet Book 1964)
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"Americans will spend more this year per capita on taxes than on food ($2,693), clothing ($1,404) and shelter ($5,833) combined. The single highest spending item is federal taxes, at $7,026 ... Arizonans’ per-capita bite is $9,041, a combination of federal and state taxes." -Sara Hammond Source: Work Life, The Arizona Daily Star, P. D1, Sept. 19, 1999.
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Sara.Hammond.Quote.C96E
"No government has ever commanded the resources at the disposal of our ungodly Leviathan, which consumes about 25 percent of the product of the world’s richest country. It is driven by a voracious alliance of government’s own employees, and those who receive benefits from the state. At least 90 million Americans either depend directly on government handouts or jobs, and each private worker must support not only himself and his family, but also carry a government worker on his shoulders."* -Tom Bethel Source: Freedom and Its Enemies, American Spectator, June, 1999 P. 19
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Tom.Bethel.Quote.F5FF
* An epiphany- Here's that mysterious 25% that shows up in the polls who support every socialist proposal.
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