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Joseph Sobran quotes

American Activist February 23, 1946

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Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy..."
The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not. Joseph Sobran
By today’s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pennies per annum. His actual impact on their personal lives was trivial. He had arbitrary power over them in law and in principle but in fact it was seldom exercised. If you compare his rule with that of today’s U.S. Government you have to wonder why we celebrate our independence.. Joseph Sobran
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask..."
Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "War is just one more big government program."
War is just one more big government program. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized..."
Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not..."
The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire. Joseph Sobran
Joseph Sobran quote: "An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means..."
An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews. Joseph Sobran
If you want government to intervene domestically, you’re a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you’re a conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you’re a moderate. If you don’t want government to intervene anywhere, you’re an extremist. Joseph Sobran

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