--- title: "4 Collectivism Quotes By Larken Rose" description: "4 Collectivism quotes by Larken Rose. Plus more from Larken Rose and more Collectivism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon_698355.jpg" --- > [“A cop's JOB is to violently enforce upon the rest of us whatever arbitrary bullshit the political parasites declare to be "law."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon-the-rest-of-us-whatever/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon_698355.jpg) > [“If you personally advocate that I be caged if I don't pay for whatever "government" things YOU want, please don't pretend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/if-you-personally-advocate-that-i-be-caged-if-i-don-t-pay-for/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/larken-rose-36496_anarcho-capitalism_if-you-personally-advocate-that-i-be-cag_1269035.jpg) > [“Property taxes' rank right up there with 'income taxes' in terms of immorality and destructiveness. Where 'income taxes' are simply slavery using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/property-taxes-rank-right-up-there-with-income-taxes-in-terms-of/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_property-taxes-rank-right-up-there-with_2019048.jpg) > [“The truth is, one who seeks to achieve freedom by petitioning those in power to give it to him has already failed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/the-truth-is-one-who-seeks-to-achieve-freedom-by-petitioning-those-in/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/larken-rose-36496_anarcho-capitalism_the-truth-is-one-who-seeks-to-achieve-fr_2254932.jpg) ## Other authors on Collectivism - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-ilkin-santak-7545.jpg) Ilkin Santak 90 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectivism/ilkin-santak/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectivism/ayn-rand/) - [A.E. Samaan 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectivism/a-e-samaan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectivism/george-orwell/) ## More by Larken Rose > [“Bizarrely, almost every statist admits that politicians are more dishonest, corrupt, conniving and selfish than most people, but still insists that civilization can exist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/bizarrely-almost-every-statist-admits-that-politicians-are-more/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“But who would build the roads if there were no government? You mean to tell me that 300 million people in this country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/but-who-would-build-the-roads-if-there-were-no-government-you-mean-to/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“A cop's JOB is to violently enforce upon the rest of us whatever arbitrary bullshit the political parasites declare to be "law." It is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon-the-rest-of-us-whatever/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“As long as people believe in government, wars will never end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/as-long-as-people-believe-in-government-wars-will-never-end/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“Government” itself does no harm, because it is a fictional entity. But the belief in “government” – the notion that some people actually have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/government-itself-does-no-harm-because-it-is-a-fictional-entity-but/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“I'm not scared of the Maos and the Stalins and the Hitlers. I'm scared of the thousands of millions of people that hallucinate them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/i-m-not-scared-of-the-maos-and-the-stalins-and-the-hitlers-i-m-scared/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“If you personally advocate that I be caged if I don't pay for whatever "government" things YOU want, please don't pretend to be tolerant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/if-you-personally-advocate-that-i-be-caged-if-i-don-t-pay-for/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“The libertarian philosophy doesn't explain the best way to grow a vegetable garden!" Why do some people talk as if there should be one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/the-libertarian-philosophy-doesn-t-explain-the-best-way-to-grow-a/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [While the people off fighting foreign tyrants generally get the praise of the American public, those who fight American tyrants mostly just get funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/while-the-people-off-fighting-foreign-tyrants-generally-get-the/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“Property taxes' rank right up there with 'income taxes' in terms of immorality and destructiveness. Where 'income taxes' are simply slavery using different words,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/property-taxes-rank-right-up-there-with-income-taxes-in-terms-of/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“The truth is, one who seeks to achieve freedom by petitioning those in power to give it to him has already failed, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/the-truth-is-one-who-seeks-to-achieve-freedom-by-petitioning-those-in/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“truly evil people, with all their malice and hatred, pose far less of a threat to mankind than the basically good people who believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/truly-evil-people-with-all-their-malice-and-hatred-pose-far-less-of-a/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) > [“Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/politics-the-art-of-using-euphemisms-lies-emotionalism-and-fear/) [Larken Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larken-rose/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectivism/larken-rose/#itemlist", "name": "4 Collectivism Quotes By Larken Rose", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A cop's JOB is to violently enforce upon the rest of us whatever arbitrary bullshit the political parasites declare to be \"law.\" It is, therefore, impossible to be a \"law enforcer\" and behave morally, for the same reason one can't be a moral car-jacker.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larken Rose" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larken-rose/a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon-the-rest-of-us-whatever/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon_698355.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon_698355.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/larken-rose-36496_anarchy_a-cop-s-job-is-to-violently-enforce-upon_698355.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A cop's JOB is to violently enforce upon the rest of us whatever arbitrary bullshit the political parasites…” — Larken Rose", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you personally advocate that I be caged if I don't pay for whatever \"government\" things YOU want, please don't pretend to be tolerant, or non-violent, or enlightened, or compassionate. Don't pretend you believe in \"live and let live,\" and don't pretend you want peace, freedom or harmony. It's a simple truism that the only people in the world who are willing to \"live and let live\" are voluntaryists. 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