Voltaire Quote 

"...So long as the people
do not care to exercise their freedom,
those who wish to tyrannize will do so;
for tyrants are active and ardent,
and will devote themselves in the name
of any number of gods, religious and otherwise,
to put shackles upon sleeping men."

by:
Voltaire
[François Marie Arouet] (1694-1778)
Source:
Philosophical Dictionary, 1764
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Today they don't wait for you to fall asleep.
 -- David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood
 
This is why evil regns so easily in America and beyond because english colonial janapse twits like GW Bush Jr. think Ideas cast system and Ft. Meade represent freedom when they are nothing but thugs crushing the souls of the free with every option they get. The Patriot Act, indeed, if it is English Empire Patriotism. -- GZLFB, Down with N.A.G.
 -- G■l■k Zolt■n Leenderdt Franco Buday, Vancouver, GVRD(Paine Cnty), Coastal Lwr Mainland BC(State of Neo Sumer), U.S. of Eh!
 
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US 
There's nothing like an allegiance to a deity to announce your submission and willingness to submit. Gimme summa dat whip honey!
 -- Anonymous
 
Human nature isn't naturally inclined towards freedom. It's inclined to look for a leader who promises (no delivery necessary) to keep them safe and fed.
 -- Terry Berg, Occidental, CA
 
Exactly!
 -- Andy, Portland, OR
 
Freedom is safety and food on the table, it is the only way to guarantee it.
 -- Anonymous
 
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