James Bovard

“With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system...”

“People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for...”

“It is amazing to think after all that has happened in this country in the last few years, the last few decades, that so many people have this blind faith that government is our friend and th...”

“Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.”

“The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal...”

“I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it.”

“Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans dur...”

“The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.”

“There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.”

“It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.”

“The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.”

“There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presi...”

“Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.”

“This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another ex...”

“It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.”

“It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration.”

“If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.”