First and foremost, we believe that politics–a rotten, zero-sum game in which the winners rub the losers’ face in dog shit like a schoolyard bully–should not be the primary focus of human activity. It should be squeezed into the smallest box possible so that individuals and the communities they form can get on with far more interesting and exciting and liberatory stuff.

Second, you need to keep a close eye on the adult version of the student council presidents and the bright boys who know the one best way to do anything and will force you to live their way or the highway.

“INTERVIEW: Nick Gillespie,” by Russ Smith, SpliceToday, January 30, 2009

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