Association Quote by Edward Abbey

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

A libertarian is a person who believes that no one has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being for…

— L. Neil Smith

Libertarians are believers in small government who really mean it -- no excuses, no exceptions. [For Libertarians], the excesses of government are their best…

— Richard Brookhiser

Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the…

— Harry Browne

Libertarians regard the state as the Supreme, the eternal, the best organized aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public.…

— Murray Rothbard

Libertarians believe that the government should stay out of private lives on issues that don't have a bearing on society as a whole.

— Norah Vincent

The Libertarian Party is a very mainstream party. It's a mainstream philosophy. It's of returning power from Washington to parents, to schools, to businesses…

— Bob Barr

“And libertarianism is good because it helps conservatives pass off a patently pro-business political agenda as a noble bid for human freedom. Whatever we…

— Thomas Frank

A libertarian is a conservative who got mugged by his government.

— Anonymous

“[The] term 'libertarian' itself, to be sure, raises a problem, notably, the specious identification of an anti-authoritarian ideology with a straggling movement for 'pure…

— Murray Bookchin

The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Libertarians are squarely…

— Murray Rothbard

Libertarianism is rejected by the modern left - which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern right-which preaches enterprise but…

— Karl Hess