Collectivism is the "philosophy" of every cockroach and sewer rat: "If I want it, I must need it, and if I need it, I have a right to it, and if I have a right to it, it doesn't matter what I have to do to get it." Thefact that such an inherently animalistic, short-sighted, anti-humanviewpoint is now painted by some as compassionate and "progressive" does not make it any more sane, or any less dangerous.

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Larken Rose was person who resists paying u.s. taxes. A tax protester, in the United States, is a person who denies that he or she owes a tax based on the belief that the Constitution of the United States, statutes, or regulations do not empower the government to impose, assess or collect the tax. The tax protester may have no dispute with how the government spends its revenue. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power

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