Quote by Iain Banks

One of the more pretentious political self-descriptions is 'Libertarian.' People think it puts them above the fray. It sounds fashionable, and to the uninitiated,…

— George Carlin

Libertarianism, the political philosophy of rugged individualism, ought to hold a natural appeal to tolerant, anti-statist, free-trade conservatives who deplore the turn taken by…

— Jacob Weisberg

“I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.”

— Ronald Reagan

“People are naturally born as Libertarians till governments and oppressive societies force them to adopt their ideologies and their ways.”

— Hany Ghoraba

“Libertarianism is supposed to be all about principles, but what it's really about is political expedience. It's basically a corporate front, masked as philosophy.”

— Jane Mayer

Libertarianism is a theory of politics that is so compelling that once you have absorbed it, it becomes the lens through which you end…

— Llewellyn Rockwell

Libertarianism is the simple morality we learned as children: Don’t strike first, don’t steal or cheat, keep your promises. If you inadvertently fail to…

— Mary Ruwart

“[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

“Libertarian paternalism is a relatively weak, soft, and nonintrusive type of paternalism because choices are not blocked, fenced off, or significantly burdened.”

— Richard H. Thaler

I would like to be interpreted as a liberal libertarian, like leave everybody alone and let them do their own thing.

— Clint Eastwood

The very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.

— Ronald Reagan

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

— Anonymous