Centre Quote by Peter J. Carroll

“Libertarianism used to have a robust left wing as well. Both disliked government. Both were driven by a fantastically nostalgic conviction that a country…

— Kurt Andersen

Libertarianism, the political philosophy of rugged individualism, ought to hold a natural appeal to tolerant, anti-statist, free-trade conservatives who deplore the turn taken by…

— Jacob Weisberg

Economic libertarians and Christian evangelicals, united by their common enemy, are strange bedfellows in today's Republican party, just as the two Georges - the…

— Steven Pinker

The very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.

— Ronald Reagan

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

The Libertarians, of whom I'm rather fond, are running Harry Browne. Libertarians are, just as they claim, principled and consistent- they believe in individual…

— Molly Ivins

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

— Iain Banks

I'm not sitting in judgment on whether or not libertarians can participate in a political process whose very nature they oppose.

— Murray Bookchin

When I'm asked where libertarians fit on the left-right spectrum, I say we don't. We're above the line.

— Marshall Fritz

The Libertarian Party is a very mainstream party. It's a mainstream philosophy. It's of returning power from Washington to parents, to schools, to businesses…

— Bob Barr

Like academic Marxists, who are their sisters under the skin, libertarians are far more interested in an ideal world than in the one where…

— Jacob Weisberg

Libertarians believe that the government should stay out of private lives on issues that don't have a bearing on society as a whole.

— Norah Vincent