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Ultimate Libertarian Quote List
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# A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw
# America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. – James Bovard
# War is just one more big government program. – Joseph Sobran
# Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. – John Adams (1814)
# They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin
# One of the greatest delusions in the world Continue Reading
I’ve been meaning to get this post out for a few days now, but until now I haven’t known where to start. I had the opportunity to attend my second Conservative Political Action Conference this year, and even better… I had a seat on the official “Bloggers Row”.
Being on Bloggers Row was inspirational as well as educational. The inspiration was brought in by the fact that Mary Katherine Ham sat directly to the right of me, and NZ Bear to the left. To their sides were Rob Bluey, Erick Erickson, Ed Morrisey, My Man Mitt, and several other prominent bloggers.
It was fascinating being with a group of highly successful bloggers at the largest conservative gathering of the year. It was politically educational hearing their thoughts on the sticky GOP situation and the Republican Presidential Primary.
As most of us, if not all of us already know… John McCain should take the GOP win. This became an almost certainty when Mitt Romney dropped out of the race last Thursday morning during his speech at CPAC.
Through CPAC I noticed two groups. 1) Those who are not really “prominent” in the party, but keep close tabs on what goes on and vote every primary, went in to CPAC with arms crossed in refusal to vote for or support John McCain. 2) Those who are prominent, AKA: Pundits, columnists, and bloggers, went in to CPAC supporting Mitt Romney and doing their best to inform the rest of us about McCain’s short comings in regards to liberty and conservative fiscal issues. Continue Reading
