“The only government tolerated by libertarians is one that exercises only retaliatory use of force on anyone who initiates the use of force against anyone else within its borders.” — John Hospers Copy Share Image
“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… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
“A fascist is anyone who, seeing a man working hard and earning money, says, "He's getting more than we are, let's pass” — John Hospers Copy Share Image
By far the most numerous and most flagrant violations of personal liberty and individual rights are performed by governments... The major crimes throughout history, the ones executed on the largest scale, have been committed not by individuals or bands of individuals but by governments, as a deliberate policy of those governments-that is, by the official representatives of governments, acting in… — John Hospers Copy Share
“The nearest approach to a libertarian government was the government of the United States at the time of its inception.” — John Hospers Copy Share Image
The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war. — John Hospers Copy Share Image
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… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
...More than almost any current book, DTU will wake the reader from his dogmatic slumbers. It is eminently readable, challenging, and provocative. — John Hospers Copy Share Image
“Should an individual or a government use force at all, even in retaliation? Clearly yes; complete pacifism is self-defeating.” — John Hospers Copy Share Image
Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
“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… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
“Democracy is essentially government by the majority, and a majority may be stupid, unenlightened, foolish, misled, and corrupt.” — John Hospers Copy Share Image
