Quotes from G. Edward Griffin

The John Birch Society is not ultra-conservative, communist-hating, and racist as opponents paint it.

Whenever a partnership is formed, there has to be a benefit to the partners; otherwise, they don't form it.

It is the ability of governments to acquire money without direct taxation that makes modern warfare possible, and a central bank has become the preferred method of accomplishing that.

An overview of all wars since the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 suggests that most of them would have been greatly reduced in severity, or perhaps not even fought at all, without fiat money.

To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.

When governments claim to derive their authority from any source other than the governed, it always leads to the destruction of liberty.

The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.

Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.

The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.

The Constitution acknowledges two kinds of taxes: direct and indirect... Examples of direct taxes are income and property taxes... Examples of indirect taxes are import and excise taxes.

There is no such thing as absolute proof. There is only evidence.

What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.

Life is hollow without health and freedom. To seek one while ignoring the other is folly.

There is simply no limitation on the realistic power of the U.N. over us.

Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.

The Civil War was started over economic issues, not slavery. The War was not popular in the North until the issue of slavery was added at a later time to turn it into a moral crusade.

There are few historians who would challenge the fact that the funding of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War was accomplished by the Mandrake Mechanism through the Federal Reserve System.

When I did my research on this topic, I came to the startling conclusion that the Federal Reserve System does not need to be audited - it needs to be abolished.

The Fed has become an accomplice in the support of totalitarian regimes throughout the world.

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to the Civil War.

As long as the dollar remains in high esteem as a trade currency, America can continue to spend more than it earns. But when the day arrives - as it certainly must - when the dollar tumbles and foreigners no longer want it, the free ride will be over.

If you look at a copy of EO 11110, you will find that it does not order the issuance of Silver Certificates. It orders an amendment to EO 10289... Those functions did not include the power to issue Silver Certificates.

Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.

EO 11110 did not order the printing of Silver Certificates. It ordered the amendment of a previous executive order so that the United States Code would authorize or 'empower' the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Silver Certificates if the occasion should arise.