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"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."
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"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."
"If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject."
"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values."
"Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values."
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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."
"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
"What Washington needs is adult supervision."
"It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent."
"'Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined."
"I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time."
"I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office."
"We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."
"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."
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