Even if we are all doomed to live under the state, it doesn't follow that there is, or even can be, such a thing as a good state. Joseph Sobran More Quotes by Joseph Sobran More Quotes From Joseph Sobran Liberalism's fatal flaw,... is that it has no permanent norms, only a succession of enthusiasms espoused by minor prophets. Each of these seems like a hot new idea to liberals, but soon goes to irksome and destructive extremes. Joseph Sobran enthusiasm hot ideas Power tempts even the best of men to take liberties with the truth. Joseph Sobran best-of-me liberty men I realize that the New York Times probably not written for the express purpose of driving me mad; I think of it as liberalism's daily bulletin board. Joseph Sobran mad new-york thinking ...[T]oday's Washington is about as attentive to the Tenth Amendment as the Unitarian Church is to the Book of Revelation. Joseph Sobran unitarian-church constitution book The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that a pickpocket doesn't always get indignant when you tell him to keep his hands to himself. Joseph Sobran differences political hands Tyranny may creep in under the outward forms of traditional law. Joseph Sobran liberty law may The liberal understanding of 'the separation of church and state' means that as the area of politics expands, the area of private freedom - religious and otherwise - shrinks. Joseph Sobran understanding religious mean Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social engineering. Joseph Sobran government rights mean The Constitution poses no threat to our current form of government. Joseph Sobran libertarian liberty government The prevailing notion is that the state should be neutral as to religion, and furthermore, that the best way to be neutral about it is to avoid all mention of it. By this sort of logic, nudism is the best compromise among different styles of dress. The secularist version of 'pluralism' amounts to theological nudism. Joseph Sobran style religious christian If we need women in our defense forces, we must not need much defense. Joseph Sobran defense war needs The US Constitution serves the same function as the British royal family: it offers a comforting symbol of tradition and continuity, thereby masking a radical change in the actual system of power. Joseph Sobran radical-change royal comforting Loyalty to your country should never require you to lie about it. Joseph Sobran loyalty country lying Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself. Joseph Sobran voters campaigns government The hypocrite recognizes the honest man as his deadly enemy. Joseph Sobran hypocrite men enemy It's I politics that men are always aggravating the hopeless tangle of their laws, obscuring the simplest principles and making a mockery of liberty. Joseph Sobran liberty law men Nothing annoys a 'progressive' like refugees from Communism, who give the lie to the Great Socialist Dream. Joseph Sobran dream giving lying Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it? Joseph Sobran idols evil doe Altering the Constitution has become the daily business of the Federal Government which the document is supposed to guide and limit. Both Congress and the judiciary assume, and exercise, countless powers they aren't entitled to. Joseph Sobran government limits exercise Government is the agent of those who are too refined to do their own mugging. Joseph Sobran agents politics government
