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Dependency is the highest political good - at least for politicians. Since the 1930s, politicians have striven to leave no vote unbought. — James Bovard

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. — James Bovard

American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees. — James Bovard

The key question for many voters is: How much is the candidate offering for my vote? — James Bovard

The more people expect from government, the more biased they become against limiting government power. — James Bovard

Once a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised. — James Bovard

So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who can be the most dysfunctional. — Richard Paul Evans

Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation. — James Bovard

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. — James Bovard

The more freedoms Americans lose, the more dangerous government becomes. — James Bovard

Not to recognize God is to oppose the kingdom of love — Sunday Adelaja

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. — James Bovard

Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state. — James Bovard

The more government dependents, the more likely that democracy will become a conspiracy against self-reliance. — James Bovard

Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves. — Jonathan Messinger

Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual. — James Bovard

As soon as people drop the reins on government, government will leash the people. — James Bovard

We are currently too attached to our worldly toys, rather than to the lessons our playing could impart to further the maturity of our collective soul. — Ilchi Lee

Foreign aid breeds kleptocracies, or governments of thieves. — James Bovard

The important thing to know about an assassination or an attempted assassination is not who fired the shot, but who paid for the bullet. — Eric Ambler

Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. — James Bovard

The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell. — James Bovard

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms. — James Bovard

You are as dry as vermouth. — Lauren Groff

How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President? — James Bovard

He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go it there, flail it out and make something out of it. — Gary McCord

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. — James Bovard

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing. — James Bovard

If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief. — James Bovard

This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. — James Bovard

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

It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. — James Bovard

Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government. — James Bovard

Performers are the neediest people in the world. Unless you've been in that goldfish bowl - nobody can judge unless they've worn those shoes. — Olivia Hussey

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard