War nearly always serves as an occasion for serious expansions of state power and the destruction of legal protections

Quote by Joseph Sobran

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Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission.

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission.

Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting...

Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting...

Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting...

Politicians never accuse you of 'greed' for wanting other people's money - only for wanting...

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs....

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs....

War is just one more big government program.

War is just one more big government program.

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at...

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at...

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get...

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get...

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it

Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood...

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood...

Defense is superior to opulence.

Defense is superior to opulence.

God calls us to be humble... Humility is a great defense against humiliation.

God calls us to be humble... Humility is a great defense against humiliation.

I only direct in self-defense.

I only direct in self-defense.

Murder begins where self-defense ends.

Murder begins where self-defense ends.

Defend me, God, from myself

Defend me, God, from myself

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense...

Most of the time when people act out of defense, it's because they're guilty about...

Most of the time when people act out of defense, it's because they're guilty about...

Being betrayed makes you trust less and put up another wall of defense.

Being betrayed makes you trust less and put up another wall of defense.

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.