To deprecate human reason by saying that none of us is or can be omniscient is absurd, for it takes an impossible… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
In order to institute action, it is not sufficient that the individual man have unachieved ends that he would like to fulfill.… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Nature is simply the environment on earth in which man finds himself, and to treat it as a separate being in the… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Among intellectuals who consider themselves 'scientific,' the phrase 'the nature of man' is apt to have the effect of a red flag… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Man is born a tabula rasa; he must learn how to choose the ends that are proper for him and the means… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Private philanthropy is the direct expression of the great Christian principle of the brotherhood of man and the Golden Rule. Private philanthropy… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
I think one of the most important directions to be pursued in the 'sciences of human action' is to develop a natural-law ethics based… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Since the State necessarily lives by the compulsory confiscation of private capital, and since its expansion necessarily involves ever-greater incursions on private individuals and… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Falling prices through increased production is a wonderful long-run tendency of untrammeled capitalism. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
To deprecate human reason by saying that none of us is or can be omniscient is absurd, for it takes an impossible standard as… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Cops must be unleashed, and allowed to administer instant punishment, subject of course to liability when they are in error. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Subjectivism is not an absolute principle; it is a necessary but not sufficient condition for sound methodology. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
We must therefore turn to history for enlightenment; here we find that none of the proclaimed anarchist groups correspond to the libertarian position, that… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
John Stuart was the quintessence of soft rather than hardcore, a woolly minded man of mush in striking contrast to his steel-edged father. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
What do intellectuals and opinion makers get from big government? An increasing number of cushy jobs in the bureaucracy, or in the government-subsidized sector,… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The major reason for Keynes's rejection of communism was simply that he could scarcely identify with the grubby proletariat. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Liberty and morality had to win their way slowly over many centuries, until finally expanding liberty made possible the great technological advance of the… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The State has invariably shown a striking talent for the expansion of its powers beyond any limits that might be imposed upon it. — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
