"It is in war that the State really……" — Murray Rothbard
"It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society."
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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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