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I want government small enough to fit inside the Constitution.
Liberty A to Z (2004)
Whenever the government fails to prevent a plane crash, the event is cited as justification for having the government prevent plane crashes.
Liberty A to Z (2004)
A free man doesn't need groups, because he's in a position to take advantage of the numerous direct alternatives that require only his decision, not the changing of others.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
To be self-reliant is to recognize that no one else is as concerned about your future as you are and that no one knows as much about you as you do.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Conservatives are very upset at the idea of a single-mom family. But they do their best to create a lot of them by sending American men off to war to be killed.
Liberty A to Z (2004)
There already are 20,000 federal gun laws and regulations on the books. If those laws haven't made America safe by now, why should we think 20,001 laws will suffice?
Gun Control: Preventing Violence or Crushing Constitutional Rights (2011)
To be honest, you must know yourself well. And that involves integrity — which is honesty's twin asset. Integrity is knowing yourself well enough to be able to mean what you say.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Since government supposedly can do whatever it sets out to do, the president should sign an executive order outlawing death. However, as with all other laws, Congress should be exempt.
Liberty A to Z (2004)
When someone asks for a government program, he is saying in effect, 'Tell the police to use their guns to get me what I want.'
Why Government Doesn't Work (1995)
If you earn whatever you want, you know that it's yours. Then life is an adventure. The uncertainty of the future is a challenge, not a source of dread.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.
Liberty A to Z (2004)
Life is to be lived, not sacrificed.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
You have so much control over your life, it would be a shame to throw it away. But you do just that if you hope to get what you want by invoking your rights or by trying to change others.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just of leaving thing as they are, a price for everything.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
But coercion never produces harmony. How harmonious are people who are being forced to act against their will? Most likely, those who are coerced will resent those who benefit from the coercion. This sets group against group; it doesn't bring them together.
Why Government Doesn't Work (1995)
The government that's strong enough to give you what you want by taking it from someone else is strong enough to take everything you have and give it to someone else.
Why Government Doesn't Work (1995)
An individual doesn't need to live in a free society in order to be free himself — and when he tries to change the world, he's in for a lot more trouble than he may have bargained for.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
If someone says that giving is the key to happiness, isn't he saying that's the key to his happiness? To assume that his opinions are binding upon you is a common form of the Identity Trap.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
He doesn't sacrifice himself for others, nor does he expect others to be sacrificed for him. He takes the third alternative — he finds relationships that are mutually beneficial so that no sacrifice is required.
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973)
Government is good at one thing: It knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, "See, if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk."