Gustave de Molinari

Just as war is the natural consequence of monopoly, peace is the natural consequence of liberty.

— Gustave de Molinari

The true remedy for most evils is none other than liberty, unlimited and complete liberty, liberty in every field of human endeavor.

— Gustave de Molinari

War has been the necessary and inevitable consequence of the establishment of a monopoly on security.

— Gustave de Molinari

What does a tax do? It takes either from the producer or the consumer a more or less sizable portion of the…

— Gustave de Molinari

“We have seen that improved agents of destruction advance production by continually enlarging its outlets. The security of civilisation has been assured…

— Gustave de Molinari

Either this is logical and true, or else the principles on which economic science is based are invalid.

— Gustave de Molinari

“Private property is redundant. "Public property" is an oxymoron. All legit property is private. If property isn't private it's stolen.”

— Gustave de Molinari

Political economy has disapproved equally of monopoly and communism in the various branches of human activity, wherever it has found them. Is…

— Gustave de Molinari

Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some…

— Gustave de Molinari