Julian Sanchez quotes

Julian Sanchez quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“If it were really the case that terrorists "hate us for our freedoms," we'd be getting more popular with Al Qaeda every month.”
-- Julian Sanchez

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“Market bashers ... might understand the claim that in some particular field, markets required no intervention--though they'd be skeptical--but the notion that, on general principle, complex systems ran themselves just fine without benign intervention seemed like it could only be the product of a quasi-religious faith. ... Of course, this gets things almost precisely backwards. It is the idea that all order must be explained by a functioning mind at the helm, not its denial, that has the closet affinity to the religious instinct.”
-- Julian Sanchez

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“It is no response to assert that the Patriot Act has been useful; what you need to explain is how any particular safeguard would have so diluted investigative powers that it would have frustrated an investigation and created a security harm outweighing the benefit to civil liberties. If you'd rather trade scary stories, that's fine too - just let me know so I can buy a bag of marshmallows before our next round.ï»¿”
-- Julian Sanchez

#Scary Quotes #Frustrated Quotes #Liberty Quotes
“But even if you thought they were adequate at the time, when you're collecting data in bulk-you've got it. The data lasts until you delete it; the rules only last until you decide to change them, and change them in secret.”
-- Julian Sanchez

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“[There is a] strong correlation between market freedom and lower government corruption -- not terribly surprising, since the effect of increasing regulatory power is to shift 'cheating' from the private to the public sphere.”
-- Julian Sanchez

#Cheating Quotes #Strong Quotes #Government Quotes
“It is the idea that all order must be explained by a functioning mind at the helm, not its denial, that has the closet affinity to the religious instinct.”
-- Julian Sanchez

#Religious Quotes #Order Quotes #Ideas Quotes
“Why is it that any time government takes over something for a few years, its assumed that people are too incompetent to do it for themselves?”
-- Julian Sanchez

#Government Quotes #Years Quotes #People Quotes

“I really wished he hadn't made me hate to read the Bible. Having it shoved down my throat all my life had made me bitter toward reading it. I believed it, but my dad had used it to his benefit too many times and ignored the parts in there that would point out his wrongs. Like judging Beau without even knowing him. That was in the Bible too.”
“But I don't fit. Your family hates me. I make your life difficult." That's where she was wrong. "No, You're my family. And as for making my life difficult, you, Blaire Wynn, make my life complete.”
“Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.”

Source : Abbie Hoffman (2009). “Revolution for the Hell of It: The Book That Earned Abbie Hoffman a Five-Year Prison Term at the Chicago Conspiracy Trial”, Da Capo Press
“Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.”
“growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.”
“We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it.”
“When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.”

Source : "Iran's ex-president: U.S should show goodwill". Interview with Barbara Slavin, usatoday30.usatoday.com. February 6, 2005.
“Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here.”
“I have grown up watching Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan and the likes. These are actors who have changed with time. They have no shelf-life. They have immortalised themselves because they have evolved with time.”
“It's difficult to believe that Al Gore was oblivious to the existing laws. He has to respond at some point.”

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