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

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

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"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."

Benito Mussolini, Italian Politician

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"All government, of course, is against liberty."

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"What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes."

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"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."

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"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."

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"A world technology means either a world government or world suicide."

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"Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent."

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"The United States is not for democracy in Iraq, it's for setting up a puppet government."

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"In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government."

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"A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person."

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"Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people."

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"It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had."

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"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?"

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

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"I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it."

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

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"It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights."

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"The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power."

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"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."

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"As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board."

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