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Quotes from The Libertarian Alternative — John Hospers

1918–2011 United States

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The only proper role of government, according to libertarians, is that of the protector of the citizen against aggression by other individuals. The government, of course, should never initiate aggression; its proper role is as the embodiment of the retaliatory use of force against anyone who initiates its use.

The Libertarian Alternative (1977)

Beware: the Government Is Armed and Dangerous.

The Libertarian Alternative (1977)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Hospers (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.