James Dan Quotes
it's a lost cause. They [the Libertarian Party] don't have the competence needed to run a political organization. The party attracts people who are anarchists at heart. They cannot follow orders or work as a team. For example, backing the legalization of drugs attracts users, who are not reliable party workers.
James Dan, Unsuccessful Libertarian Nevada Assembly candidate, Quoted in Larry Wills, “Libertarians prepare to haul ass for a guv'ment-free clime,” The Cleveland IMC, September 2003
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1st Earl of Beaconsfield
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