Michael Badnarik Quotes

NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.

Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.

I am a very peaceful man. I love people and am known for my gregarious personality. However, if you try to confiscate my guns, I will feel compelled to give them to you, one bullet at a time.

I just want everyone to know that 20,000 gun laws in the United States are unconstitutional. They infringe on your right to protect your life, the lives of your loved ones, and your property.

The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves.

When the state or federal government controls the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens.

I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that.

On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.

If we really want liberty - if we really want liberty - then we need to go out and get it, we need to take it, because nobody is going to give it to us. And we need to do it now.

The Constitution: it's not just a good idea, it's the law.

Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.

Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral.

Marriage partners, not government, should define the terms and spiritual orientation of their union in accordance with our nation's guarantee of religious freedom.

Most of our problems in the United States can be traced to a blatant disregard for private property.

The Patriot Act is the most egregious piece of legislation to ever leave Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts, John Ashcroft and every member of Congress who voted for it should be indicted.

I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself.

The government never does anything successfully.

Imagine! People are not volunteering to go to foreign countries and die the way they used to! Imagine that!

I don't know that the Libertarian Party has an official position on the separation of church and state.

If someone kills you, they will deprive you of life, but they can never deprive you of your right to life.

Libertarians love their children at least as much as the Democrats and the Republicans, probably more.

The Patriot Act makes a mockery of the Sixth Amendment, which protects your right to a speedy and public trial, and your right to the assistance of counsel for your defense.

War doesn't need more participants. It needs fewer participants.

When the state or federal government control the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens.