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> [Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer to the question whether or not we shall be struck down by a dread disease: "it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/whether-or-not-we-have-personality-disturbances-whether-or-not-we/)

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## More by John Hospers

> [“A fascist is a student who, seeing the representatives of a chemical industry recruiting on campus, cries, "Let's chase the bastard off! We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/a-fascist-is-a-student-who-seeing-the-representatives-of-a-chemical/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“A fascist is anyone who, seeing a man working hard and earning money, says, "He's getting more than we are, let's pass”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/a-fascist-is-anyone-who-seeing-a-man-working-hard-and-earning-money/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [By far the most numerous and most flagrant violations of personal liberty and individual rights are performed by governments... The major crimes throughout history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/by-far-the-most-numerous-and-most-flagrant-violations-of-personal/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“The nearest approach to a libertarian government was the government of the United States at the time of its inception.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/the-nearest-approach-to-a-libertarian-government-was-the-government/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/the-greater-the-hold-of-government-upon-the-life-of-the-individual/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [An economy cannot long remain prosperous by government's taxing and spending more, now absorbing national output at a rate equal to the entire income…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/an-economy-cannot-long-remain-prosperous-by-government-s-taxing-and/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“Beware: the Government Is Armed and Dangerous.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/beware-the-government-is-armed-and-dangerous/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [...More than almost any current book, DTU will wake the reader from his dogmatic slumbers. It is eminently readable, challenging, and provocative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/more-than-almost-any-current-book-dtu-will-wake-the-reader-from-his/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“Should an individual or a government use force at all, even in retaliation? Clearly yes; complete pacifism is self-defeating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/should-an-individual-or-a-government-use-force-at-all-even-in/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/whether-or-not-we-have-personality-disturbances-whether-or-not-we/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“A fascist is anyone who, seeing a man working hard and earning money, says, "He's getting more than we are, let's pass a law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/a-fascist-is-anyone-who-seeing-a-man-working-hard-and-earning-money-2/)

[John Hospers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hospers/)

> [“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/democracy-is-essentially-government-by-the-majority-and-a-majority/)

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> [“The tyranny of a majority can be just as cruel as the tyranny of a single dictator, depending on the degree of enlightenment or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/the-tyranny-of-a-majority-can-be-just-as-cruel-as-the-tyranny-of-a/)

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> [“Do you want to have free medical care at the expense of other people, whether they wish to provide it or not? But this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/do-you-want-to-have-free-medical-care-at-the-expense-of-other-people/)

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> [ Undertaking initially to protect its citizens against aggression, \[government\] has often itself become … a far greater aggressor. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hospers/undertaking-initially-to-protect-its-citizens-against-aggression/)

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