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Quote from Butler D. Shaffer,


"The State…has had a vested interest in promoting attitudes that would tend to make us skeptical of our own abilities, fearful of the motives of others, and emotionally dependent upon external authorities for purpose and direction in our lives."


By:

Butler D. Shaffer (more quotes by Butler D. Shaffer or books by/about Butler D. Shaffer)


Professor, Southwestern University School of Law

Source:

Calculated Chaos, 1985

Categories:

Authority, Conformity, Defense, Despotism, Fascism, Fear, Government, Independence, Prohibition, Propaganda, Skepticism, Sovereignty, Terrorism, Totalitarian

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