Liberty Quotes

"Law never made men a whit more just." -Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
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"Through the rapid proliferation of laws reaching every corner of human existence, “the government is manufacturing more criminals now than ever before.” The list of illegal activities includes more minutiae than one would think possible. Beer- makers are barred from listing alcohol content on bottles, and liquor distilleries cannot advertise on TV. Filling one’s own prairie pothole can land a property owner in jail, as can protecting private property from unlawful intruders. Placing handbills in neighbors’ mailboxes is strictly prohibited, and attempting to sell nectarines of an improper size is a federal offense. Companies are no longer allowed to give salaried professionals partial days off without pay, and in Texas it is a crime to call oneself an interior designer without the government’s permission. It is perhaps easier to recount all that remains legal than all that is now prohibited." -Jonathan H. Adler Source: Tyranny Now, LIBERTY, p. 55, November, 1994.
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"The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men." -Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) Roman Statesman, Philosopher and Orator
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