Property exists by grace of the law. It is not a fact, but a legal fiction.

The State calls its own violence, law; but that of the individual, crime.

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self.

Freedom cannot be granted. It must be taken.

Whoso is full of sacred (religious, moral, humane) love loves only the spook, the "true man," and persecutes with dull mercilessness the individual, the real man.

We don't call it sin today, we call it self-expression.

Religion itself is without genius. There is no religious genius and no one would be permitted to distinguish between the talented and the untalented in religion.

My power is my property. My power gives me property. My power am I myself, and through it am I my property.

If it is right for me, it is right. It is possible that it is wrong for others: let them take care of themselves!

A race of altruists is necessarily a race of slaves. A race of free men is necessarily a race of egoists.

Whoever is a complete person does not need to be an authority.

When I am dying, I should like my life taken out under general anaesthetic, exactly as if it were a diseased appendix.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9).

In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.

Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.

If you have to compromise, be sure to compromise up.

Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world.

I was surrounded by jerks. I'm not kidding.

It's hard to be serious about so many things. [Look at the whole emphasis] on the charts, if you're a songwriter.

If you accept such love with purity and humility, you will understand that Love is neither giving nor receiving -it is participating.

I even feel grateful for the failures.