Irwin Schiff, Patriot?

Not taking a stand on this one in either direction.  Followed a link from Instapundit to this article, which tells something of his story.  Picked up more from the Wikipedia.

I think I've expressed my view.  Here it is again:  The government is necessary, but that doesn't mean that it is good.  Indeed, governments are evil, because men are evil.  Men are ruled by vice; for if it were the way around, by virtue, then angels would be governing us.  But such is obviously not the case, as these politicians are definitely not angels.  I think our government, as it was set up originally under the Constitution, was the wisest government that humans could produce.  Yet, it is failing.  It began failing almost as soon as it was ratified.  The natural thing for politicians to do is to increase their power, and that is what is happening, and continues to happen.

In order to save this government, you have to bring the people back to where they were before.  This may prove to be impossible.  It would take an act of God to bring this country back to where it once was.

Tax protests aren't going to work because they don't get at the source of the trouble.  The trouble is what is in people's spirit.  It's not a good thing.  People keep looking to government and the politicians.  That's looking in the wrong direction.  You can't clean up the people's thoughts with a tax protest.