Quotes tagged with 'government'

Government is good at one thing: It knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch and say, 'See, if it weren't for the government you wouldn't be able to walk.'
—Harry Browne government

So what is government? Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion – such as the Mafia. So to be more precise, government is the agency of coercion that has flags in front of its offices.
—Harry Browne government

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it.
—William S. Burroughs government

Political correctness is nothing more than fascism pretending to be manners.
—George Carlin government

The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.
—George Carlin government

The word 'bipartisan' means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.
—George Carlin government

I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don’t believe anything the government tells me.
—George Carlin government philosophy

Historically, when a nation reaches the final stages of decline, the inmates often take over control of the asylum. We are witnessing the rebirth of that eventuality in the present era.
—Doug Casey / International Man government

It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.
—Noam Chomsky government

If you’re in favor of freedom of speech, that means you’re in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.
—Noam Chomsky government