Vote Ron Paul to end the drug wars “The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.” — Albert Einstein “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” — Lord Acton (1887) “Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.” — Lord Acton “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” — Lord Acton “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” — John Adams (1814) “Every dollar spent to punish a drug user or seller is a dollar that cannot be spent collecting restitution from a robber. Every hour spent investigating a drug user or seller is an hour that could have been used to find a missing child. Every trial held to prosecute a drug user or seller is court time that could be used to prosecute a rapist in a case that might otherwise have been plea bargained.” — Randy E. Barnett, “Curing the Drug-Law Addiction” “Everyone wants to live at the expense of the State. They forget that the State lives at the expense of everyone.” — Frederic Bastiat (1801 – 1850 … Video Rating: 4 / 5