Emmanuel Goldstein

for the Republic against The State

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This ain’t about the taxes.

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This ain’t about the taxes.

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The growing movement in favor of constitutional conventions across the country in a time of fiscal crisis contains a warning: if legislators won’t lead responsibly, citizens might start leading themselves.

Free people can treat each other justly, but they can’t make life fair. To get rid of the unfairness among individuals, you have to exercise power over them. The more fairness you want, the more power you need. Thus, all dreams of fairness become dreams of tyranny in the end.

— Andrew Klavan