- Author | 1956 -
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.
James Bovard
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It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
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It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.
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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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Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
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Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time.
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Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush.
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The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.
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There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.
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There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
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This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic.
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Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy.
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