85 Quotes by James Bovard

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

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.

Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.

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.

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.

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.