Quotes About Control

monarchy in every instance is the Popery of government.

if they cannot conquer us, they cannot govern us.

a government which cannot preserve the peace, is no government at all, and in that case we pay our money for nothing;

Government by Monks, who knew nothing of the world beyond the walls of a Convent, is as consistent as government by Kings.

that a thirst for absolute power is the natural disease of monarchy.      

In despotic governments wars are the effect of pride; but in those governments in which they become the means of taxation, they acquire thereby a more permanent promptitude.

Is the power who is jealous of our prosperity, a proper power to govern us?

A government which cannot preserve the peace is no government at all...

Though we have been wise enough to shut and lock the door against an absolute monarchy, we at the same time have been foolish enough to put the crown in possession of the key.

for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.

People who like to hurt you can always tell you why it's your fault.

People take charge and then you find out what they wanted power for.

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.

For God Himself works in our souls, in the deepest depths, taking increasing control as we are progressively willing to be prepared for His wonder.

The biblical writers do not finally and fully resolve the tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom. They affirm the authenticity of human decisions, and yet they see God's sovereign hand behind all that occurs (Prov. 16:33; 21:1).161

We must not let our passions destroy our dreams.

he who feeds you, controls you

Another problem doubtlessly lies in the feudal, reactionary, and passive attitude of many men who by their behavior continue to hold things back. They have no intention of jeopardizing the total control they have over women, either at home or in society in general. In the battle to build a new society, which is a revolutionary battle, the conduct of these men places them on the side of reaction and counterrevolution. For the revolution cannot triumph without the genuine emancipation of women.

Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all -- inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off being applied only to the rich but it will inevitably reach us all

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long.