Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down. . . Government itself, … - H. L. Mencken

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Donald Trump got himself very far to the left. When he was considering running for president in 2000, he was for a 13 percent wealth tax on wealthy people to retire the national debt.

H. L. Mencken

Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down. . . Government itself, indeed, may be reasonably defined as a conspiracy against him. Its one permanent aim, whatever its form, is to hobble him sufficiently to maintain itself.

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