"Briefly, the State is that organization in society……" — Murray Rothbard
"Briefly, the State is that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion."
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Murray Rothbard
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95 Quotes by Murray Rothbard
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The policy of letting the child 'do what he likes' is an insidious one, since the children are encouraged to…
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Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics,…
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All government wars are unjust.
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...The very nature of interstate war puts innocent civilians into great jeopardy, especially with modern technology.
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The State thrives on war - unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed - expands on it, glories in…
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The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better…
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It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost.
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Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their products for…
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The diversity of mankind is a basic postulate of our knowledge of human beings. But if mankind is diverse and…
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There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.
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There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of…
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In short, the early receivers of the new money in this market chain of events gain at the expense of…
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If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security,…
— Margaret Atwood
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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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Grown men do not need leaders.
— Edward Abbey
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
— Alan Bennett
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Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
— Jeremy Bentham
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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle…
— Aeschylus
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Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law;…
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.
— Charles Bukowski
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If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.
— Charles Bukowski
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