Programming Quote by Phil Champagne

“Libertarianism is supposed to be all about principles, but what it's really about is political expedience. It's basically a corporate front, masked as philosophy.”

— Jane Mayer

“The nearest approach to a libertarian government was the government of the United States at the time of its inception.”

— John Hospers

“People are naturally born as Libertarians till governments and oppressive societies force them to adopt their ideologies and their ways.”

— Hany Ghoraba

“As usual in programming, if something is difficult for you to understand, it’s probably not a good idea.”

— Mark Lutz

“What makes me a libertarian is that the prospect of having that reconfiguration done by the same system that managed to ban marijuana while…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

“I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.”

— Ronald Reagan

“There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts.”

— W. James Antle

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

— Iain Banks

“Sometimes tyranny isn't so subtle or creative.”

— Steven Wood Collins

“Yet basically, libertarians are for freedom and liberty for individuals, while recognizing that in order to be free we must also be protected. Your…

— Michael Shermer

“Libertarian paternalism is a relatively weak, soft, and nonintrusive type of paternalism because choices are not blocked, fenced off, or significantly burdened.”

— Richard H. Thaler

One of the more pretentious political self-descriptions is 'Libertarian.' People think it puts them above the fray. It sounds fashionable, and to the uninitiated,…

— George Carlin