Quote To Ponder
by Eric“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.”
– Thomas Jefferson (Rights of British America, 1774)
“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.” Ayn Rand
“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.”
– Thomas Jefferson (Rights of British America, 1774)
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Any other view of rights makes them merely a priviledge of the state and subject to the whims of the state.
Comment by Kevin — November 29, 2005 @ 7:11 pm