A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian. — William Safire Copy Share Image
Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
A protective tariff is a typical conspiracy in restraint of trade. — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Reddit has attracted a lefty, libertarian audience since the beginning. — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
If the Tenth Amendment were still taken seriously, most of the federal government's present activities would not exist. That's why no one… — Thomas Woods Copy Share Image
I'm a libertarian. I think a lot of people are libertarians and are afraid to admit it - or don't know. — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
Democracy is the current industry standard political system, but unfortunately it is ill-suited for a libertarian state. — Patri Friedman Copy Share Image
A classic liberal is more like a libertarian. I'm sorry. Classic liberal, actually, from the 1800s has a totally different meaning than… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
“That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)” — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves. — John Locke Copy Share Image
A government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property - an unpaid tax bill. — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
Not since the days of slavery have there been so many people who feel entitled to what other people have produced as… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“It is incredible that this must be said, but the obvious seems to escape politicized academics, so we must state the obvious:… — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Socialism is the phantastic younger brother of despotism, which it wants to inherit. Socialism wants to have the fullness of state force… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
In the United States we have, in effect, two governments ... We have the duly constituted Government ... Then we have an… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
The World's Smallest Political Quiz is responsible for many Americans' first contact with libertarian ideas. While traveling around the country, I have… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
No one doubts that pure libertarianism is simple, but that's just why it remains on the ideological fringe - because it boils… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
The American Dream was not about government's taking huge sums of money (under the label of "taxation") from citizens by force. The… — Robert Ringer Copy Share Image
There can be no truly moral choice unless that choice is made in freedom; similarly, there can be no really firmly grounded… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
There is a reason for the affected profession of " anarchist sympathies" among Tories and grandees, and of " libertarian principles" by… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
No one may threaten or commit violence ('aggress') against another man's person or property. Violence may be employed only against the man… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Whenever there is some trouble in any area of the economy, the simplest solution to many people is "Let the government fix… — Lawrence Fertig Copy Share Image
We've got the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLAble when it comes to crime in this country. The FBI says burglary and robbery… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Civil libertarian activists are found overwhelmingly on the left. Their right-wing brethren have been concerned with issues more important than civil rights,… — Michael Lind Copy Share Image
“Socialism is not really an option in the material world. There can be no collective ownership of anything materially scarce. One or… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
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