William E. Borah Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."

by:	William E. Borah (1865-1940) U.S. Senator (R-ID)
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We are fighting back on Obama care. Will we lose this one also? -- Cal, Lewisville, TX 1
Patience is running very thin right now with President Teleprompter throwing his tantrum. -- J Carlton, Calgary
-- watchman 13, USA
Indeed, except that the burdens are necessary for the individuals doing business as governments to maintain their power. Such sociopaths could be safely ignored if they weren't actively punishing "their" subjects for attempting to act as individuated humans. -- Matthew, Peoples Republik of Kalifornia 1
We hold this truth to be self evident, history proving the statement, over and over again. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
This is a George Washington quote from the Federalist Papers thefederalistpapers.org -- Jonny, Liberty 1
Is it possible individuals have much more influence on the governmental proceedings then they are aware, and are the primary source of these unnecessary burdens placed on them? -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown