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James Bovard
James Bovard
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Born: 1956
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People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard
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Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard
Democracy Voting Dinner Sheep Must Something More Wolves Than Two
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. James Bovard
Government People Fear Submission Easier Part Because Frighten So Many People Succeeding Ignorant Reason Many
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. James Bovard
Equality Vision Law Before Fathers Rule Rule Of Law Above Had No-One Instead Mob Very Viable Founding Founding Fathers
With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral. James Bovard
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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. James Bovard
Freedom People Passion Few Nowadays Our Rulers Given Had Towards Docile Know Forefathers How How Many People Very American Hard Show Many
This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal. James Bovard
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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. James Bovard
Government Election Simply Noble Delusions Mass Snapshot Very Form Transient Then
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? James Bovard
Gift President Pledge Would Criticize Take Never How Lot American McDonald Sway Many Publicly
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. James Bovard
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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. James Bovard
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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. James Bovard
Time Age People Power Duty President Ancient Entire Constrained Generations Since Come American Candor American People
It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration. James Bovard
Me Conservative Few Conservatives Favor Has-Been Administration Voiced Over Suppression Concern Been Surprising Precedence Being So-Called Set
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing. James Bovard
Government Assume Says Only Obliged Like Doing
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. James Bovard
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Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. James Bovard
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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. James Bovard
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The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights. James Bovard
Rights People Voting Become Preserving Constitutional About Constitutional Rights More Glorified Panacea

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