L. Neil Smith Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Few things are more laughably pitiable than authority once it has been successfully defied."

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There's at least one glaringly obvious thing that's "more laughably pitiable" than authority "defiled." It's the steady drone of fatally belated, whiny, ignorant protestations issuing from the defiled ones - and sounding like much of the daily commentary one may encounter here. -- Mann, Kalamazoo
He also said " Government is a disease masquerading as it's own cure". How true !! -- jim k, Austin, Tx
Mann, I like it ;-) Authority defined at natural law, legal positivism, legal realism, at religion, etc. all have very different effects on whom the authority is directed. -- Mike, Norwalk
Thanks jim - your add on quote goes a long way in demonstrating my comment. -- Mike, Norwalk
People muster the courage to face the devil when the curtain is pulled back to reveal nothing but props. -- E Archer, NYC
-- Roland, Bonner's Ferry