Candidates Quote by George Will

“In libertarianism the aim isn't judging better from best, it's making sure that there is freedom for the perpetual revolution of ideas. It too…

— Darrin Moore

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

Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would be utterly hopeless. Every significant…

— Leonard Read

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common…

— Tom G. Palmer

It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human…

— Noam Chomsky

“Free spirits, the ambitious, ex-socialists, drug users, and sexual eccentrics often find an attractive political philosophy in libertarianism, the idea that individual freedom should…

— Robert Locke

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

You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it master of people's souls and thoughts....…

— Herbert Hoover

A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power.

— Harry Browne

“[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

In our time, the great task for libertarians is to find an escape from politics in all its forms—from the totalitarian and fundamentalist catastrophes…

— Peter Thiel

A Call for Revolution, 1993 Libertarianism is rejected by the modern left - which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the…

— Karl Hess