George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson (1989)
Interviews, Television Appearances
“You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal.”
The Liberty Manifesto (1993)
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John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
Interview on The David Frost Show (14 June 1969)
Context: We're trying to sell peace, like a product, you know, and sell it like people sell soap or soft drinks. And it's the only way to get people aware that peace is possible, and it isn't just inevitable to have violence. Not just war — all forms of violence. People just accept it and think 'Oh, they did it, or Harold Wilson did it, or Nixon did it,' they're always scapegoating people. And it isn't Nixon's fault. We're all responsible for everything that goes on, you know, we're all responsible for Biafra and Hitler and everything. So we're just saying "SELL PEACE" — anybody interested in peace just stick it in the window. It's simple but it lets somebody else know that you want peace too, because you feel alone if you're the only one thinking 'wouldn't it be nice if there was peace and nobody was getting killed.' So advertise yourself that you're for peace if you believe in it.
Jona Senilagakali (1929–2011) Prime Minister of Fiji
in a December 6, 2006 interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Murray Leinster (1896–1975) Novelist, short story writer
Source: Time Tunnel (1964), Chapter 2 (p. 21).
Brené Brown (1965) US writer and professor
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Michael Moore (1954) American filmmaker, author, social critic, and liberal activist
On President George W. Bush in "BuzzFlash Interviews Michael Moore" (13 March 2002) http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/2002/03/Michael_Moore_031302.html <br class="br">2002
“Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America
A wonderful quote, if only it were true, despite no shortage image-quote-memes online. note: "Spurious" here: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/tyranny-defined-which-legal-government-spurious-quotation note: "Not True"
Source: https://www.truthorfiction.com/thomas-jefferson-tyranny-is-defined-as-that-which-is-legal-for-the-government-quote/
