L. Neil Smith Quotes
If conservatives really believed in individual liberty, as they endlessly claim - and if they used both halves of their brains - then they'd be libertarians. Instead, they sabotage themselves, and their cause, by constantly generating one spurious reason after another to deprive other people of their freedom.
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If conservatives really believed in individual liberty, as they endlessly claim - and if they used both halves of their brains - then they'd be libertarians. Instead, they sabotage themselves, and their cause, by constantly generating one spurious reason after another to deprive other people of their freedom.
