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Murray N. Rothbard Quotes: The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.
         

The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism.


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It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.

It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.



I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual.

I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual.



Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their products for the products of others through prices voluntarily arrived at.

Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their products for the products of others through prices voluntarily arrived at.



It is clearly absurd to limit the term 'education' to a person's formal schooling.

It is clearly absurd to limit the term 'education' to a person's formal schooling.



Whenever someone starts talking about 'fair competition' or indeed, about 'fairness' in general, it is time to keep a sharp eye on your wallet, for it is about to be picked.

Whenever someone starts talking about 'fair competition' or indeed, about 'fairness' in general, it is time to keep a sharp eye on your wallet, for it is about to be picked.



It is infinitely better to rely on the pursuit of economic interest by landowners or street companies than to depend on the dubious “altruism” of bureaucrats and government officials.

It is infinitely better to rely on the pursuit of economic interest by landowners or street companies than to depend on the dubious “altruism” of bureaucrats and government officials.




There are two and only two ways that any economy can be organized. One is by freedom and voluntary choice—the way of the market. The other is by force and dictation—the way of the State.

There are two and only two ways that any economy can be organized. One is by freedom and voluntary choice—the way of the market. The other is by force and dictation—the way of the State.



No action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen.

No action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen.





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