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Where the State begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa.

— Mikhail Bakunin



To be a persecuted genius, you not only have to be persecuted; you also have to be right.

— Isaac Asimov, paraphrased



Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.

— Edward Abbey



Today, half a century later, the Chicago—Friedman school, without having essentially changed any of its positions, is regarded as right-wing and free market. Indeed, the school defines the borderline of respectable opinion on the political right, which only extremists cross. Such is the magnitude of the change in public opinion which public employees have brought about.

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe



There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

— Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged



There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

— John Milton



There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

— John Adams



There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

— John Milton



Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

— Alexis de Tocqueville



A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

— George Bernard Shaw