Quote: Government's True Nature

In the light of recent events and predicted election battles, here are three great quotes for you about the true nature of government:

“Freedom was given to humanity by God. But, governments, if they can help it, never give freedom. They just hand out slavery with slogans.”

-- Taylor Caldwell --


“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.”

-- William Hazlitt --


“What is euphemistically called government-corporate ‘partnership’ is just government coercion, political favoritism, collectivist industrial policy, and old-fashioned federal boondoggles nicely wrapped up in a bright-colored ribbon. It doesn’t work.”

-- Ronald Reagan --

Posted at Heavy-Handed Politics.