A protective tariff is a typical conspiracy in restraint of trade. — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
“The sense that just about anything goes with the collection of public revenues and the making of public expenditure has contributed mightily… — Richard Epstein Copy Share Image
If you have ever seen a four-year-old trying to lord it over a two-year-old, then you know what the basic problem of… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I am perfectly happy to compromise and work with anybody. Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians. I’ll work with Martians. If — and the if… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans... — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The consumers suffer when the laws of the country prevent the most efficient entrepreneurs from expanding the sphere of their activities. What… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“There is no difference between the principles, policies and practical results of socialism—and those of any historical or prehistorical tyranny. Socialism is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Because the state necessarily commits aggression, the consistent libertarian, in opposing aggression, is also an anarchist. — Stephan Kinsella Copy Share Image
There are people, of course, who profess to be libertarian Marxists. I believe they mean very well, and I even write in… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be… — Cesare Beccaria Copy Share Image
Information technology alone cannot provide us an absolute shield against its evil twin disinformation technology. Our only protection is law, and that… — Paul Starr Copy Share Image
Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Possibly worst of all, from the standpoint of the dedicated enemies of freedom, the Internet is a world that libertarians - having… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association. — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
“Some say it's wrong to profit from the misfortune of others. I ask my students whether they'd support a law against doing… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Perhaps the removal of trade restrictions throughout the world would do more for the cause of universal peace than can any political… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives... I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid.… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
If politicians were serious about day care for children, instead of just sloganizing about it, nothing they could do would improve the… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there… — John Quiggin Copy Share Image
“A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas of… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image