Whittling today on some epigrams from my books – here are some new, improved, tighter versions [earlier versions of these lines are here]
** These epigrams are works-in-progress. I welcome critical feedback – if you like or loathe any of these lines, let me know!
Without a realistic concept of government, political philosophy is only a highbrow road to serfdom.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
The more power politicians seize, the worse the odds become for "free and fair elections." Leviathan trumps voters almost every time.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Being crowned president by the Electoral College does not entitle one American to ravage the lives and liberties of all other Americans.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Attention Deficit Democracy lulls citizens into thinking that they have nothing to fear from all the rulers’ sticks and shackles.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Democracy is a form of government, not a mode of salvation. It is not a penicillin that cures all politically transmitted diseases.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
As long as rulers are above the law, citizens have the same freedom slaves had on days when their masters chose not to beat them.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Rather than a democracy, we increasingly have an elective dictatorship where voters choose who gets to trample the law & Constitution.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Political lies are like snake bites: unless the poison is speedily removed, remedial efforts are of interest only to historians & coroners.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
Every government subsidy creates a power vacuum that will eventually be filled by political or bureaucratic ambition.
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 27, 2015
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