There’s no way to rule innocent men. 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. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt.
Atlas shrugged
13 posted on 01/20/2013 10:00:48 PM PST by mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
I know the quote but you will have to explain why you posted it.
38 posted on 01/21/2013 2:31:59 AM PST by Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)