As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
James Bovard Quotes
Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
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| Birth: | 1956 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Lecturer |
About
James Bovard was born in Ames, Iowa, USA. He is an American libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader's Digest, The American Conservative, and many other publications. His books have been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, and Korean. He has written several books include: The fair trade fraud, Lost rights, Shakedown, Freedom in Chains, Feeling Your Pain, Terrorism and Tyranny, The Bush betrayal, Public Policy Hooligan, and Attention deficit democracy.
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