Comments on: Do you have a license for that? https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/do-you-have-a-license-for-that/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:41:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ross https://www.isegoria.net/2011/02/do-you-have-a-license-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-116207 Ross Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:12:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23579#comment-116207 Guess I am going to have scratch that five star meal I have planned for guests tonight. (“Where’s your restaurant license?”)

This weekend’s tutoring session for HS math students is cancelled, too (“Teaching without a license.”)

“The power to license is the power to control”
– Ch.Justice John Marshall.

No, Judge, even more: The Power to License is The Power to Destroy.

Treat the State like a loaded gun. Use carefully, and only when absolutely necessary.

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