Anthony Gregory Born : January 3, 1981 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Anthony Gregory No self-respecting person who loves humanity Anthony Gregory self should-have justice I do not think we will see a stateless society in my lifetime. But I am sure we will not see a state that conforms to the minarchists' ideals. The closer we get, the better, but I see no reason not to aspire for the best government as Thoreau imagined it: none at all. It's certainly more consistently idealistic than what the minarchists imagine, and yet it's at least possible, whereas the existence of a lasting, minimal state is a hopeless fantasy. Anthony Gregory anarchy government thinking Today most habeas involves the federal courts overriding state convictionswhere it used to be mostly the reverse. Anthony Gregory used states today As the nation-state has monopolized habeas corpus … on balance we have far more people in prison, federal and state, than ever. Anthony Gregory habeas-corpus balance people The struggle between centralization and decentralization is at the core of American history. Anthony Gregory centralization american-history struggle The real triumph of civilization is the extent to which coercion is banished from human relations. Anthony Gregory real war peace For years, liberals have demonstrated a near religious devotion to the cause of 'cleaning up elections' with campaign finance reform, the wondrous panacea that would finally rescue our great country from corruption in politics. ... How anyone could believe that corrupt politicians could or would legislate away their own corruption is completely beyond me. Anthony Gregory religious believe country The most destructive thing governments do is divide people against each other, all in competition over the reins of the state. Anthony Gregory competition government people Brute force is not our salvation, especially as directed by State central planning and done with little regard for the innocents. Anthony Gregory done war peace Just because you can watch half-nude women on afternoon television or gay men kissing on the streets of nearly any major city does not mean America is free, as complacent liberals might think, much less too free, as conservatives often suggest. Just because most dissidents are left alone doesn't mean there is no police state, for that would be convenient indeed for the police statists: the idea that people ought not complain so long as they have the right to do so. Anthony Gregory kissing gay mean
