September 17th, 2012 at 11:52AM
The state is not an instrument of justice; it’s an instrument of power. It holds itself out as an instrument of justice, and many of my former colleagues on the bench still believe it is an instrument of justice and jurors believe it’s an instrument of justice and trial courts believe they are instruments of justice, but basically they are wrong; they are instruments of power – the state’s power, the way the state wants it exercised. — Judge Andrew Napolitano (via laliberty)

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June 28th, 2012 at 10:25AM
The government now has the authority to tax, not based on income, but on behavior. — Judge Andrew Napolitano
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