"A government that robs Peter to pay..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
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“Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.”
“With the single exception of Homer, there is no eminent writer, not even Sir Walter Scott, whom I can despise so entirely as I despise Shakespeare when I measure my mind against his. . . . It would positively be a relief to me to dig him up and throw stones at him.”
“No severity of punishment deters when detection is uncertain, as it always must be.”
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“The real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy.”
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”
“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others.”
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“Over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And LIBERTARIANS had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let's spend a little more time leaving everybody alone.”
“Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it.”
“If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.”