If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'. — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power, or even a moments respite deserve only the end of a rope. — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Many individuals spend a considerable portion of their lifetimes in terror of one imagined catastrophe or another. The classic is that your immortal soul will be consigned to eternal torment in the never-ending subterranean barbecue if you fail to follow the whacky edicts of one particular set of puckered dogwhistles or another. You may recall from the great movie Strange… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share
I have a recurring daymare that when the Glorious People's SWAT Teams smash their way in, most of us - by which I mean members of the general freedom movement - will be caught flatfooted, sitting in our underwear behind our computer monitors, guzzling Jolt and gorging on Cheetos, while arguing with our friends and enemies online about immigration or… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share
I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right. — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Victim disarmament types are sick, sick people, who'd rather see a woman raped in an alley and strangled with her own pantyhose than see… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Money, first and foremost, is a medium of communication, conveying the information we call 'price'. Government control of the money supply is censorship, a… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, or… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
“...occasionally I like carrying raw steel to remind myself of an important lesson. The blade's an extension of the hand, the agent--no pun intended--of… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
Thanks to guys like Boss Tweed, famous for saying, 'I don't give a damn who does the voting, as long as I do the… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
