Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkGovernment and Coercion – Quote by Murray Rothbard
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"It is curious that people tend to regard government as a quasi-divine, selfless, Santa Claus organization. Government was constructed neither for ability nor for the exercise of loving care; government was built for the use of force and for necessarily demagogic appeals for votes. If individuals do not know their own interests in many cases, they are free to turn to private experts for guidance. It is absurd to say that they will be served better by a coercive, demagogic apparatus."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkMurray Rothbard on the Federal Reserve and Money Creation
"Unlike the days of the gold standard, it is impossible for the Federal Reserve to go bankrupt; it holds the legal monopoly of counterfeiting (of creating money out of thin air) in the entire country."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkAnarchist Society and the State – Murray Rothbard
"I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual. Anarchists oppose the State because it has its very being in such aggression, namely, the expropriation of private property through taxation, the coercive exclusion of other providers of defense service from its territory, and all of the other depredations and coercions that are built upon these twin foci of invasions of individual rights."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkMurray Rothbard on the State and Libertarianism
"If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork“The State is a Gang of Thieves” – Murray Rothbard
"The State is a gang of thieves writ large - the most immoral, grasping and unscrupulous individuals in any society."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork“Scratch an egalitarian …” – Quote by Murray Rothbard
"Scratch an egalitarian, and you will inevitably find a statist."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork“The Greatest Danger to the State” – Quote by Murray Rothbard
"The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork“Monetary expansion” – Quote by Murray Rothbard
"Monetary expansion is a massive scheme of hidden redistribution."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkGovernment Revenue Through Taxation – Quote by Murray Rothbard
"Unlike every other person and institution in society, government obtains its revenue from coercion, from taxation."
Murray Rothbard
Copyright © yoice.net – Quote ArtworkMurray Rothbard on Price Controls and Health Care
"[Professional politicians] don't mind if price controls cause shortages of health care. In fact, they welcome the prospect, because then they can impose rationing; they can impose priorities, and tell everyone how much of what kind of medical care they can have. And besides, ... there's that deeply satisfying rush of power."
Murray Rothbard