"The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism."
Rothbard Quotes
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Murray Rothbard quotes
"In short, the early receivers of the new money in this market chain of events gain at the expense of those who receive the money toward the end of the chain."
"We may test the hypothesis that the State is largely interested in protecting itself rather than its subjects by asking: which category of crimes does the State pursue and punish most intensely—those against private citizens or those against itself?"
"If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place."
"If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place."
"The State’s power to redistribute wealth is the power to create dependency and inefficiency."
"The State’s claim to represent the will of the people is a myth perpetuated to maintain its power."
"I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual."
"The State’s power to control money supply is the power to destabilize the economy."
"The natural tendency of government, once in charge of money, is to inflate and to destroy the value of the currency."
"The gravest crimes in the State’s lexicon are almost invariably not invasions of private person or property, but dangers to its own contentment."
"By the 1890s, the leading Wall Street bankers were becoming increasingly disgruntled with their own creation, the National Banking System."
"The free market is the only system that can provide true social justice, as it respects individual choices."
"The libertarian must never advocate or prefer a gradual, as opposed to an immediate and rapid, approach to his goal."
"The very essence of political philosophy is the carving out of an ethical system - strictly, a subset of ethics dealing with political ethics."
"The State’s claim to regulate for safety is often a cover for restricting competition."
"The State’s claim to represent the will of the people is a myth perpetuated to maintain its power."
"If mankind is diverse and individuated, then how can anyone propose equality as an ideal?"
"I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual."
"And, indeed, what is the State anyway but organized banditry?"