Joseph Sobran

The measure of the state's success is that the word anarchy frightens people, while the word state does not. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#anarchy

Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#greed #need #money

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#empire #fundamental #fundamental purpose #government #most

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#assume #being #citizens #contented #critics

War is just one more big government program. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#big government #government #government program #just #just one

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#coming #freedom #little #mean #more

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized. ↗

— Joseph Sobran

#conspiracy #organized #politics #productive #unorganized