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Stephen Holmes

American political scientist

4+ Stephen Holmes Quotes And Sayings

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Following is our list of the best Stephen Holmes quotes and sayings.

Born
February 21, 1948
Known as
American Academic
  • There is no rule of law until the Mafia needs lawyers.
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  • In Madison's famous formulation in the Federalist, constitutional restrictions on government assume that we "first enable the government to control the governed." If the public authorities can be outgunned or bribed, the vibrancy of the private sector can be pathological.
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  • Antiliberals endlessly berate their enemies for instrumental thinking. But they do not clearly explain the evil of producing better goods at a lower cost.
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  • Liberalism demands that people without guns be able to tell people with guns what to do.
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