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He Said That? 3/26/18

From Joseph Sobran (1946-2010), American journalist and writer:

If you want government to intervene domestically, you’re a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you’re a conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you’re a moderate. If you don’t want government to intervene anywhere, you’re an extremist.

He Said That? 2/17/18

From Joseph Sobran (1946–2010), American journalist, formerly with National Review magazine and a syndicatedcolumnist

By today’s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pennies per annum. His actual impact on their personal lives was trivial. He had arbitrary power over them in law and in principle but in fact it was seldom exercised. If you compare his rule with that of today’s U.S. Government you have to wonder why we celebrate our independence..