It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.

- James Bovard

Gun laws are an attempt to nationalize the right of self-defense. Politicians perennially react to the police's abject failure to prevent crime by tr…

- James Bovard

Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to …

- James Bovard

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.

- James Bovard

If citizens wish to retain their liberty, they cannot assume that those who seek power over them are honest. Skepticism of government is one of the …

- James Bovard

How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President?

- James Bovard

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

- James Bovard

It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very pass…

- James Bovard

Once a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised.

- James Bovard