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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts) Sun Apr 19, 2015, 11:08 PM Apr 2015

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"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."
Ayn Rand

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Seems So [View all] damnedifIknow Apr 2015 OP

If you would have posted that quote without the citation, tularetom Apr 2015 #1

I have no choice but to agree with that quote damnedifIknow Apr 2015 #3

People can not jump backwards through their own assholes, only libertarians can do that. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #4

Sorry, Ayn, that's not the only power governments have. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #2