"Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism – including, of course, legal despotism?" ― Frederic Bastiat Topic(s): Legal More From Frederic Bastiat "And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties – liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?" "Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else." "The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else." More In Legal "If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to obtain the knowledge you seek, by your own unaided efforts."― Felix Adler "As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation’s economy and culture."― Bob Filner "Misery is the company of lawsuits."― Francois Rabelais