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Quote from Jacob G. Hornberger,

The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the United States. Americans of today view their government in the same way as Christians view their God; they worship and adore the state and they render their lives and fortunes to it. Statists believe that their lives -- their very being -- are a privilege that the state has given to them. They believe that everything they do is -- and should be -- dependent on the consent of the government. Thus, statists support such devices as income taxation, licensing laws, regulations, passports, trade restrictions, and the like.



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Jacob G. Hornberger (more quotes by Jacob G. Hornberger or books by/about Jacob G. Hornberger)


(1950- ) American author, journalist, politician, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation

Source:

Waco And The Cult Of The Omnipotent State, The Tyranny Of Gun Control, 69 (Future Of Freedom Foundation 1997).

Categories:

Dependence, Government, Licensing, Regulation, Religion, Socialism, Statism, Taxation

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