"War is murder, conscription is slavery, taxation is robbery."
Rothbard Quotes
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Murray Rothbard quotes
"The State’s claim to act in the public interest is a lie designed to mask its own self-interest."
"The man who puts all the guns and all the decision-making power into the hands of the central government and then says, ‘Limit yourself’; it is he who is truly the impractical utopian."
"The market, by expecting a fall in prices, discounts that fall and makes it happen right away instead of later."
"The free market is the only system that can foster creativity without political constraints."
"The market economy is the only system that has ever lifted man out of the morass of poverty and given him the leisure to develop his faculties."
"The State’s power to license is the power to restrict freedom and innovation."
"Gorbachev’s stance contrasts admirably with the policy of the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who used massive force and mass murder to force the seceding Southern states to remain in the Union."
"The State’s power to redistribute wealth is the power to create dependency and inefficiency."
"War is murder, conscription is slavery, taxation is robbery."
"The State is not 'us,' it is not 'the people,' it is a separate entity with interests of its own."
"Throughout history governments have been chronically short of revenue. The reason should be clear: unlike you and me, governments do not produce useful goods and services that they can sell on the market."
"The free market is the only system that can generate wealth without coercion."
"The free market is the only system that can reward productivity without political favoritism."
"The State thrives on war – unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed – expands on it, glories in it."
"Who wants good people in government? Good people should be in the private sector."
"The State’s power to control information is the power to manipulate public opinion."
"The State’s claim to protect consumers is a pretext for limiting their choices."
"The natural tendency of the state is inflation."
"The State’s claim to promote equality is a pretext for creating new forms of inequality."