Thomas Jefferson
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
The Republican Civil War
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/15156-the-republican-civil-war
“But it’s not just Rand Paul who has bounded to national prominence in the Ron Paul-inspired liberty movement, and in the end he may not be the most important figure. While the elder Dr. Paul — obstetrician/Congressman Ron Paul — worked largely alone in building coalitions for smaller government, there are perhaps a dozen other members of Congress who can be relied upon to vote for less government regardless of party, a fact that has establishment figures such as John McCain worried.”