"There will be a day when you will wish that you had done a little evil to do a greater good."
--Sybilla (Kingdom of Heaven)
It is difficult not to wonder whether proponents of government programs truly understand that they vote to employ strong armed agents that force some to give up property (broadly construed to include life, wherewithal to produce, and property) for the benefit of others.
Yes, I understand the power behind the something-for-nothing temptation and the rationalization it drives. But do people seriously believe they are showing 'compassion' when they force others to comply with their wishes at the point of a gun?
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All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals, even if it's supposed to be for the benefit of another individual or group of individuals.
~Ron Paul
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