Areas Quote by Ludwig von Mises

The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is her own government. ... Government is the only organized mechanism that makes possible that…

— John Ralston Saul

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of…

— Frank Herbert

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of…

— Harry Browne

“All governments, even these precious “democracies,” derive all their power by force. Do something the government doesn’t want, like, say, cross the street against…

— S. Evan Townsend

Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and…

— John Adams

No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups…

— Ayn Rand

“There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of…

— Frank Herbert

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One…

— Ayn Rand

The use of force stands in need of control by a public neutral authority, in the interests of liberty no less than of justice.…

— Bertrand Russell

And yet even among the friends of liberty, many people are deceived into believing that government can make them safe from all harm, provide…

— Ron Paul

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

— James Madison

The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.

— Rose Wilder Lane