“The fact is that libertarianism is not and does not pretend to be a complete moral or aesthetic theory; it is only… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“For this essential acceptance, the majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Legal and political theory have committed much mischief by failing to pinpoint physical invasion as the only human action that should be… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“So identified has the State become in the public mind with the provision of these services that an attack on State financing… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“If “we are the government,” then anything a government does to an individual is not only just and untyrannical but also “voluntary”… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“In this century, the human race faces, once again, the virulent reign of the State—of the State now armed with the fruits… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“The average man, whatever his errors otherwise, at least sees clearly that government is something lying outside him and outside the generality… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty, and that the democratic form… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“if consumer demand should increase for the goods or services of any private business, the private firm is delighted; it woos and… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“The fact is that libertarianism is not and does not pretend to be a complete moral or aesthetic theory; it is only a political… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“For this essential acceptance, the majority must be persuaded by ideology that their government is good, wise and, at least, inevitable, and certainly better… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“It is not so evident why intellectuals need the State. Put simply, we may state that the intellectual’s livelihood in the free market is… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Passports were originally created to provide safe conduct in time of war. During most of the eighteenth century it seldom occurred to Europeans to… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Legal and political theory have committed much mischief by failing to pinpoint physical invasion as the only human action that should be illegal and… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“So identified has the State become in the public mind with the provision of these services that an attack on State financing appears to… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“The State obtains its revenue by coercion, by threatening dire penalties should the income not be forthcoming. That coercion is known as “taxation,” although… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Dutt effectively concluded with a quote from an editor of the highly respected Current History Magazine: The new America [the editor had written in… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“Since production must always precede predation, the free market is anterior to the State. The State has never been created by a “social contract”;… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“If “we are the government,” then anything a government does to an individual is not only just and untyrannical but also “voluntary” on the… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“In this century, the human race faces, once again, the virulent reign of the State—of the State now armed with the fruits of man’s… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
“We may test the hypothesis that the State is largely interested in protecting itself rather than its subjects by asking: which category of crimes… — Murray N. Rothbard Copy Share Image
