Why do governments lie?

Governments lie. ...If they told people the truth, they wouldn't last very long. --Historian Howard Zinn.

No, you can't do that!

"You can't impose "order," it evolves. When you mess it up, it has to evolve all over again." --L. Reichard White, Thursday, May 01, 2014

Well, SHOULD they??

"Should governments obey their own laws?" --rhetorical question

A little help please - - -

I heard yesterday that "There are some questions one just doesn't ask."  What are they so I can ask them?  --L. Reichard White, Sunday, June 16, 2013 2:48 PM

What do you have to hide?

The correct answer when asked "What do you have to hide?" is, "I don't know, but with all the laws on the books, I'm sure there must be quite a few things." --L. Reichard White, June 15, 2013, 08:26:20

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Do you support slave owners?

"To presume to have the authority to remove another's inherent right to self-determination is the assumption of the slave owner." --Dr. Amanda Kim Case, June 3, 2013

WHY our teachers didn't tell us - - -

The sad thing is, our teachers didn't know they were lying to us. --Barbara Nutt Whetstine, Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:54 PM

Their secret weapon

"Courts and their costs are weapons of the well-funded." --L. Reichard White, May 13, 2013, 11:45:40

What happens if you don't?

If you don't program yourself, someone else will. -L. Reichard White, February 7, 2013, 08:57:21

The Goering Protocol

"Why of course the people don't want war. ...That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." --Chief Nazi Hermann Goering

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UP YOURS

Up yours, screw-off, govern yourself. --L. Reichard White

Who do YOU trust?

Always trust everything except your own judgment. Don't rattle the establishment. --L. Reichard White,Monday, November 05, 2012 1:11 AM

WE don't know what's good for us --- but YOU do?

We don't know what's good for us?  Really?  That assumes YOU know what's good for us, it's good for ALL of us -- and you have the right to force ALL of us to do it.  Really?  --L. Reichard White, Thursday, August 30, 2012 7:02 AM

What do YOU do when the emperor's naked?

"When the emperor has no clothes, do YOU tell him he's naked?" --L. Reichard White, Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:57 AM

Futility 101

Elections are where the 99% reelect the 1%. --Dave Kruger

Who do YOU believe?

"If God said it, I'd believe it and that would end it. But who told you God said it and why do you believe them?" --L. Reichard White, a LONG time ago

Are YOU civilized?

The difference between "civilized" (cityfied) and uncivilized is that the "civilized" folks have ceded control AND "RESPONSE-ABILITY" to agents outside themselves. --L. Reichard White, June 18, 2012, 19:08:22

Backwards and Upside-down

"Modern" man does things backwards and upside-down. Education for example. Rather than teaching someone when they're ready to learn, we insist they learn when we're ready to teach. --L. Reichard White, June 16, 2012, 11:36:36

Tyranny vs. freedom

Tyranny is living by their clock, freedom is living by yours. --L. Reichard White, Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:08 AM

TURNING POINT:

"The legal hallmark of dictatorship has always been Preventative Law -- the concept that a man is guilty until he is proven innocent." --Ayn Rand

"Bear with us here. We are used to reacting to crime after it happens. Preventing crime before it happens is new to us and we must adapt. Prevention is now our top priority. We're learning with each new incident." --U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft: CNBC, October 16, 2001, 12:45:10

WARNING!!

What an immense mass of evil must result...from allowing men to assume the right of anticipating what may happen. --Leo Tolstoy