Slavery, protection, and monopoly find defenders, not only in those who profit by them, but in those who suffer by them.

When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.

The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.

Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.

If philanthropy is not voluntary, it destroys liberty and justice. The law can give nothing that has not first been taken from its owner.

When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law.

The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended.

There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal. Personally, I cannot imagine a more alarming situation.

In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?

Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism?

Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.

Starting your day with anger is like locking yourself in jail. The outside world is enjoying life, while you’re locked in your own frustration.

Real problems can't be fixed with a motivational poster, a cute quote or a pat on the back.

Oh... nice... nice... Ant-Man is a crazy movie.

I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.

I’m a big fan of all-you-can-eat plans, because they’re simpler for customers.

It's a little hard to speak when you're not supposed to move.

I love Chrissie Hynde and Mick Jagger. Someone at Capitol pointed out how much my inflections are similar to Jagger's.

I do what I think is right.

In the spiritual life, he who does not advance goes backwards.

Fate is a manifestation of natural causes. That's it. It's not a conscious entity. It has no plan.