“A license is what you get when the gov’t steals your rights away from you and then sells them back”

“A license is what you get when the government steals your rights away from you and then sells them back” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The most popular image credits Mark Edge, a host of Free Talk Live.
     
”#Certified #Idiot a #License is what you get when the #government #steals your #Rights & #sells them… https://instagram.com/p/4UB-6im3pq/” was posted on Twitter by Melvin Emil Rivera on June 24, 2015. “A license is what you get when the government steals your right to do something and sells it back” was posted on Twitter by Seth Taylor Roberts on June 27, 2015.
 
“Licensing: When government takes away your right to do something and sells it back to you” is a similar saying. “Passports: When the government takes your right to travel and then sells it back to you” is a related saying.
   
     
Wikipedia: Free Talk Live 
Free Talk Live is an American call-in radio talk show broadcast nightly. The program is hosted primarily by Ian Freeman and Mark Edge, joined frequently by rotating co-hosts. It is a chiefly libertarian anarchist political talk show, with topics ranging from current events to philosophy, and covering both politics and personal issues. Free Talk Live engages in only a very basic form of call screening.
 
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Melvin Emil Rivera
@MeLoveChrist
#Certified #Idiot a #License is what you get when the #government #steals your #Rights & #sells them… https://instagram.com/p/4UB-6im3pq/
9:07 AM · Jun 24, 2015·Instagram
 
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Seth Taylor Roberts
@Traylor_Bear8
A license is what you get when the government steals your right to do something and sells it back.
9:27 PM · Jun 27, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Brian Keahl
@bkeahl
A #license is what you get when the #government takes away #liberty and then sells it back to you. #gapol #gop
6:26 PM · Jul 6, 2015·Twitter Web Client
 
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NJ Citizens for a Free State
@RecallSweeney
A License is what you get when the gov’t steals your rights away from you and then sells them back.
@thecjpearson
2:25 AM · Jul 12, 2015·Twitter for iPad
 
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Ra Imani
@RaofImani
“A License is what you get when the Government steals your rights away and then sales them back” -Anonymous
8:16 AM · Jul 14, 2015·Twitter for Android
 
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R. L. Williams IV
@RLWthe4th
A license is what you get when the government steals your rights and then sells them back to you in the form of temporary privileges.
9:40 AM · Jul 15, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
     
Reason
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lafe.long
February.14.2017 at 1:36 pm
Meme posted by the LP of Florida:
“A license is what you get when government steals your rights away from you and then sells them back.”
 
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Jose R.
@chargerjose760
Replying to @KATVZack and @Michael4Freedom
“A license is what you get when the government steals your rights away from you and then sells them back.”—Mark Edge
2:49 AM · Mar 7, 2019·Twitter for Android
 
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Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
A license is what you get when politicians steal your rights and sell them back to you.
9:20 PM · Apr 8, 2019·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
A license is what you get when the government steals your rights & sells them back to you.
9:30 PM · Jun 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone