Appeal Quote by Jacob Weisberg

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

On the conservative side, today's libertarianism is far more dogmatic and devoid of qualification than the liberalism of Adam Smith or J.S. Mill. Like…

— Michael Lind

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. A simple-minded right-wing ideology ideally suited to those unable or unwilling to see past their own sociopathic self-regard.”

— Iain Banks

Libertarianism is a way of measuring how the government and other kinds of systems respect the individual. At the core of libertarianism is the…

— P. J. O'Rourke

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 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

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

“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

Philosophically, I believe that libertarianism - and the wider creed of sound individualism of which libertarianism is a part - must rest on absolutism…

— Murray Rothbard

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