“…The very definition of a republic is ‘an empire of laws, and not of men.’” John Adams, (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President
Source: “Thoughts on Government” January, 1776
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“Socialism needs two legs on which to stand; a right and a left. While appearing to be in complete opposition to one another, they both march in the same direction.” Paul Proctor, American columnist. Source Reference Paul Proctor Quote

“The aim of socialism is not only to abolish the present division of mankind into small states and all-national isolation, not only to bring the nations closer to each other, but also to merge them.” Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, [Vladimir Ilyich…

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.” Justice William O. Douglas, (1882-1965) (1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice.
Source: Public Utilities Commission v Pollack, 1952
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“The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise power from behind the scenes.” Justice Felix Frankfurter, (1882-1965) U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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“Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down … Government itself, indeed, may be reasonably defined as a conspiracy against him. Its one permanent aim, whatever its form, is to hobble him sufficiently to…

“The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end…

“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” H. L. Mencken, (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic.
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“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote – a very different thing.” Walter H….

“Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.” Oscar Wilde, (1854-1900) Source: The Soul of Man Under Socialism, 1891.
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“The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honour you can bestow on him.  It means that you recognise his superiority to yourself.” Joseph Sobran, (1946-2010) Columnist. Source: Universal Press Syndicate
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“Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.” Jan C. Smuts, (1870-1950) South African and British Commonwealth politician and military leader, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-48), helped…