[Glanteeignile]

“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”

—Thomas Jefferson

[isogeople]

WE'VE COME A VERY LONG WAY FROM JEFFERSONIAN IDEALS.

[Sandra_18X]

WE PRESUME TO PARENT OTHER NATIONS.

WE OUGHT ONLY TO DEFEND OURSELVES FROM THEM, IF NECCESSARY.

WE REFRAIN FROM EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH PREDATORY CRIMINALS,

AND INSTEAD MANUFACTURE VAST AND EVER MORE ABSURD REALMS

OF "CRIME" ...AND DEVOTE BILLIONS TO THE PURSUIT AND ABUSE OF

THE NOMINAL CRIMINALS THUS CREATED.

WE HAVE EVEN ACTED, OR PERMITTED OUR AGENTS TO ACT TO MAKE

THE FULL POSSESSION OF ONE'S LAWFUL PERSONAL INCOME A SERIOUS CRIME!

[UriyVlasov]

"For my part, I wish that all nations may recover and retain their independence; that those which are overgrown may not advance beyond safe measures of power, that a salutary balance may be ever maintained among nations, and that our peace, commerce, and friendship, may be sought and cultivated by all. It is our business to manufacture for ourselves whatever we can, to keep our markets open for what we can spare or want; and the less we have to do with the amities or enmities of Europe, the better. Not in our day, but at no distant one, we may shake a rod over the heads of all, which may make the stoutest of them tremble. But I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power, the greater it will be."

[fedelwfget]

WE SUFFER OUR CITIZENRY TO BE BRUTALLY TAXED... AND

ONEROUSLY REGULATED AND OTHERWISE FETTERED AND INCONVENIENCED...

WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SUBSIDIZING NON-CITIZENS AND PERMITTING

THEM TO IGNORE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE LAND

AS IT MAY SUIT THEIR CONVENIENCE.

WE EXTEND SUBSIDIES TO FOREIGN NATIONS... TO

NO RATIONAL OR LAWFUL PURPOSE.... EVEN AS OUR

OWN ECONOMIC SITUATION DETERIORATES.