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Government is a gang of thieves writ large.


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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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I can't help it. You bring it out in me, " he accused. "No, " I said. "You're choosing to let me get to you. Don't. It's all in the mind.

I can't help it. You bring it out in me, " he accused. "No, " I said. "You're choosing to let me get to you. Don't. It's all in the mind.



Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.

Unless a man becomes the enemy of an evil, he will not even become its slave but rather its champion.




Each of us is an artist capable of conceiving and creating a vision from the depths of our being.

Each of us is an artist capable of conceiving and creating a vision from the depths of our being.



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What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.



I'm a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I'm training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.

I'm a firm believer in slowing down to improve my state of mind when I'm training, and yoga and meditation have been paramount to my success in this way.



I did a lot of strange things. But I am a bad Catholic that's for sure. Although I think it's difficult to believe in evil.

I did a lot of strange things. But I am a bad Catholic that's for sure. Although I think it's difficult to believe in evil.



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Teenage rebellion is for suburban schoolchildren. Get over it.



The first dead man on Omaha Beach must be a sailor!

The first dead man on Omaha Beach must be a sailor!




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