"A new fascism promises security from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away the criminals' rights - which, of course, are our own. Out of our desperation and fear we begin to feel a sense of security from the new totalitarian state."

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Source : Gerry Spence (1999). “Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century”, p.408, Macmillan

Gerry Spence

#Rights Quotes #Promise Quotes #Criminals Quotes

“I have three kids and a wife, and any moments that aren't dedicated to working on this film in some way, or family, are immediately reserved for sleep.”
“I can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation.”
“A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.”
“How false is the conception, how frantic the pursuit, of that treacherous phantom which men call Liberty.”
“He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque.”
“[The task is to] covertly lower the standard of living, the whole social structure, of America so that we can be merged with all other nations.”
“It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law.”
“Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.”

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