"Today’s political leaders demonstrate their low opinion of the public with
every social law they pass. They believe that, if given the right to chose, the
citizenry will probably make the wrong choice. Legislators do not think any
more in terms of persuading people; they feel the need to force their agenda on
the public at the point of a bayonet and the barrel of a gun, in the name of
the IRS, the SEC, the FDA, the DEA, the EPA, or a multitude of other ABCs of
government authority."
-- Mark Skousen
(1947-) American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author
Source: Persuasion versus Force
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