Saturday, January 24, 2009

From "Atlas Shrugged"

Finally got some time today to read this book ... there's a couple of passages that have really caught my attention and which I'ld like to share here. This is the first (page 411)

There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wans a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt.

3 comments:

Old NFO said...

We are at that point Julie... It's happening world-wide under the guise of PCism.

Julie said...

so very true Jim ... reading the book at this point of time in history is quite scary, it feels almost prophetic.

Mike W. said...

But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted.

Gun laws are the perfect example of this.