government

Peace on earth

  • "All I want is peace on earth, good will toward men."
  • "We're the United States Government. We don't do that sort of thing!"

A crisis approaching

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

Jack London's "The Iron Heel"

It's not the voting

It's not the voting that's Democracy, it's the counting.

Jumpers (1972) act 1

A dangerous citizen

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.

Moral responsibility

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

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