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> [The fundamental question of political philosophy, one that precedes questions about how the state should be organized, is whether there should be any state at all. Why not have anarchy?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/the-fundamental-question-of-political-philosophy-one-that-precedes/)

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## More by Robert Nozick

> [The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/the-trouble-with-government-regulation-of-the-market-is-that-it/)

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> [Some people steal from others, or defraud them, or enslave them, seizing their product and preventing them from living as they choose, or forcibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/some-people-steal-from-others-or-defraud-them-or-enslave-them-seizing/)

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> [Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere. Each community must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/some-communities-will-be-abandoned-others-will-struggle-along-others/)

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> [Why are philosophers intent on forcing others to believe things? Is that a nice way to behave towards someone?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/why-are-philosophers-intent-on-forcing-others-to-believe-things-is/)

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> [“There are few books that set out what a mature person can believe - someone fully grown up, I mean. Aristotle's 'Ethics', Marcus Aurelius's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/there-are-few-books-that-set-out-what-a-mature-person-can-believe/)

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> [Intellectuals feel they are the most valuable people, the ones with the highest merit, and that society should reward people in accordance with their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/intellectuals-feel-they-are-the-most-valuable-people-the-ones-with/)

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> [Only the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/only-the-refusal-to-listen-guarantees-one-against-being-ensnared-by/)

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> [Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/wisdom-is-not-just-knowing-fundamental-truths-if-these-are/)

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> [You can't satisfy everybody; especially if there are those who will be dissatisfied unless not everybody is satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/you-can-t-satisfy-everybody-especially-if-there-are-those-who-will-be/)

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> [It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also the case, I guess, that my temperament is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/it-is-from-another-angle-an-attack-on-requiring-proof-in-philosophy/)

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> [I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about empirical data, they too can think of what hypotheses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/i-think-philosophers-can-do-things-akin-to-theoretical-scientists-in/)

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> [The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/the-socialist-society-would-have-to-forbid-capitalist-acts-between/)

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> [Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/taxation-of-earnings-from-labor-is-on-a-par-with-forced-labor/)

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> [It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I notice not everyone agrees with the primary importance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/it-s-the-level-that-allows-us-each-to-live-our-own-chosen-lives-but-i/)

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> [Our principles fix what our life stands for, our aims create the light our life is bathed in, and our rationality, both individual and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-nozick/our-principles-fix-what-our-life-stands-for-our-aims-create-the-light/)

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