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Scratch an egalitarian, and you will inevitably find a statist.


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There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore every bit as absurd as that of 'fair theft.'

There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore every bit as absurd as that of 'fair theft.'



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 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 State is a gang of thieves writ large - the most immoral, grasping and unscrupulous individuals in any society.

The State is a gang of thieves writ large - the most immoral, grasping and unscrupulous individuals in any society.



The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, its liberty, happiness, and progress.

The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, its liberty, happiness, and progress.



States have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable

States have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable



Equality is not in the natural order of things, and the crusade to make everyone equal in every respect (except before the law) is certain to have disastrous consequences.

Equality is not in the natural order of things, and the crusade to make everyone equal in every respect (except before the law) is certain to have disastrous consequences.



You don't need a treaty to have free trade.

You don't need a treaty to have free trade.



Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism.

Capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism.



The more the government intervenes to delay the market's adjustment, the longer and more grueling the depression will be, and the more difficult will be the road to complete recovery.

The more the government intervenes to delay the market's adjustment, the longer and more grueling the depression will be, and the more difficult will be the road to complete recovery.



There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.

There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.





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As it is, the vital question you should be asking is not what I am, but what you yourself are.



His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.



The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.

The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.



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Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go.



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It's kind of hard to believe that people love me.



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Even if our home burns down we can rebuild it. But the things that we got for nothing, we can never replace.



The immense and ever increasing sums which the state wrings from the people are never enough for it; it mortgages the income of future generations, and steers resolutely toward bankruptcy.

The immense and ever increasing sums which the state wrings from the people are never enough for it; it mortgages the income of future generations, and steers resolutely toward bankruptcy.



Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.




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