"To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be placed under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harrassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed, and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality."
--Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
--Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..."
by Academician April 10, 2006
by JACK BAUER September 30, 2003
by digambaran December 24, 2019
Half governor, half cyborg... a hyper-alloy combat chasis surrounded by living tissue, sent back by Skynet to become the governor of California.
"That Governator is out there, it can't be bargined with, it can't be resoned with, and it will not stop, ever... until he is elected."
by Anonymous October 14, 2003
the government is you and me and you've all been trained to forget that by the ones pretending to be our masters!
turn off the television! it's only there to distract you and to make your mind up for you!
They've been telling us how it's going to be... wait a second! were supposed to be doing that!
turn off the television! it's only there to distract you and to make your mind up for you!
They've been telling us how it's going to be... wait a second! were supposed to be doing that!
The government is us; we are the government, you and I -- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.
it's still we the people... not we the IRS, not we the Bush Administration! YOU AND ME AND DON'T LET THEM FORGET THAT!!!
it's still we the people... not we the IRS, not we the Bush Administration! YOU AND ME AND DON'T LET THEM FORGET THAT!!!
by weownnotthem January 12, 2008
What would happen under certain governments;
Communism: You have two cows. The governemt takes away both, gives you a small share of the proceeds and shares the rest out with the population.
Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes away just one and shares it out between themselves and the population
Liberalism: You have two cows. The government taxes you slightly on the sale of them
Conservatism: You have two cows. You are taxed almost zero on the sale of them, but the agricultural business will be subject to a recession pretty soon anyway
Fascism: You have two cows. The government takes away both and shoots you
Communism: You have two cows. The governemt takes away both, gives you a small share of the proceeds and shares the rest out with the population.
Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes away just one and shares it out between themselves and the population
Liberalism: You have two cows. The government taxes you slightly on the sale of them
Conservatism: You have two cows. You are taxed almost zero on the sale of them, but the agricultural business will be subject to a recession pretty soon anyway
Fascism: You have two cows. The government takes away both and shoots you
by zutroy September 26, 2004
a person's legal name, as opposed to an A.K.A. or nickname, the avoidance of which is usually preferred by those involved in illegal business.
by killer mike July 31, 2003