Topic: Libertarianism
Libertarian wisdom This is my collection of quotations that are a good fit with libertarian principles -- with links to the sources.by Jack Galway
(Libertarian)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The military gives us the power to conquer foreign countries, but not the power to run them. -- Benjamin H. Friedman, Harvey Sapolsky and Christopher Preble in Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq
Supporters of Medicare-for-All claim Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance. On the contrary, it may be that private health insurance is just as inefficient as Medicare. -- Michael F. Cannon blogging on Cato-at-Liberty.
The number of men sitting at Atlanta and Leavenworth for revolting against the extortions of government is always ten times as great as the number of government officials condemned for oppressing the taxpayers to their own gain.... -- H. L. Mencken, as quoted in H.L. Mencken: The Joyous Libertarian by Murray N. Rothbard
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. -- Milton Friedman
[I]f our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom then our children will win it with a better deed. -- Padraig Pearse
The definition of statism is: A system of government that uses force togain unearned values. Whenever it is wrong for an individual to use force to gain an unearned value, this same standard should apply to the government. If it is wrong for a man to steal, then it is equally wrong for the government to tax the individual. If it is wrong for a man to own another as a slave, then it is equally wrong for the government to enslave the individual, by claiming a right to the fruits of his labor and a fee for owning property in perpetuity. The idea that government is somehow outside the realm of conventional ethics and morality is the most nefarious fraud perpetrated on mankind. Statism, as defined here, is the last remnant of barbarism and for mankind to truly know civilized behavior in a society, it must be abolished." - Jose Roldan: The Abolitionist.I know not whether taxes are raised to fight wars or wars are fought in order to raise taxes. -- Thomas Paine
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"The definition of statism is: A system of government that uses force togain unearned values. Whenever it is wrong for an individual to use force to gain an unearned value, this same standard should apply to the government. If it is wrong for a man to steal, then it is equally wrong for the government to tax the individual. If it is wrong for a man to own another as a slave, then it is equally wrong for the government to enslave the individual, by claiming a right to the fruits of his labor and a fee for owning property in perpetuity. The idea that government is somehow outside the realm of conventional ethics and morality is the most nefarious fraud perpetrated on mankind. Statism, as defined here, is the last remnant of barbarism and for mankind to truly know civilized behavior in a society, it must be abolished." - Jose Roldan: The Abolitionist.
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