Abiding Quote by Ludwig von Mises

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are…

— Lysander Spooner

People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income…

— Cal Thomas

“There is also another political party, who desire, through the influence of legislation and coercion, to level the world. To say the least, it…

— John Taylor

Wealth is not the fruit of labor but the result of organized protected robbery.

— Frantz Fanon

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

— Saint Augustine

There is a fundamental moral difference between a man who sees his self-interest in production and a man who sees it in robbery. The…

— Ayn Rand

When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed,…

— H. L. Mencken

The law is the collective organization of the individual's right to lawful defense of his life, liberty and property. When it is used for…

— Frederic Bastiat

If he who breaks the law is not punished, he who obeys it is cheated. This, and this alone, is why lawbreakers ought to…

— Thomas Szasz

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr