- Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may
be the most oppressive
It may be better to live under robber barons than under... - It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our
liberties
We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty... - A ``decay in the social contract'' is detectable; there is a growing
feeling
particularly among middle-income taxpayers, that they... - It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by
men of their own choice
if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read... - I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the
Constitution which grant[s] a right to Congress of expending
on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents... - every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any
Right to but himself
The Labour of his Body, and the Work of his Hands,... - The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything
which would be unlawful for them to do themselves
John Locke, "A Treatise Concerning Civil Government... - The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably
by the Prohibition law
For nothing is more destructive of respect for the... - Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as cooperation with good
Mohandas... - The real point of audits is to instill fear, not to extract revenue
the IRS aims at winning through intimidation and (thereby)...
