To say that a farm boy knows how to milk a cow is to say that we can send him out to the barn with an empty pail and expect him to return with milk. To say that a criminologist understands crime is not to say that we can send him out with a grant or a law and expect him to return with a lower crime rate. He is more likely to return with a report on why he has not succeeded yet, and including the inevitable need for more money, a larger staff, more sweeping powers, etc.
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The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.
The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
Justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality.
Justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality.
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What is politically defined as economic "planning" is the forcible superseding of other people's plans by government officials.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
Enemies promises were made to be broken.
Enemies promises were made to be broken.
