“There is a reason for the affected profession of " anarchist sympathies" among Tories and grandees, and of " libertarian principles" by Hobbesian yahoos of the right. Among the former, one sees the upholding of the view that a gentleman's business and property are his own, and none of the government's. Among the latter, a distaste for democracy, for taxation, and for the need to consult others about the planet.” NeedsReasonGovernmentViewsPrinciplesDemocracyPlanetsPropertyLibertarianProfessionFormerGentlemanLatterAffectedTaxationAnarchistDistaste Book:For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports Source: For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports
“Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.” MadeFactsGovernmentFreedomLibertyMillionsDemocracyGenerationsLibertarianSecureVotingTyrantsLibertarianismDependenceOur GenerationInspirational Voting Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Democracy is the current industry standard political system, but unfortunately it is ill-suited for a libertarian state.” StatesPoliticalDemocracyIndustryStandardsIllCurrentsLibertarianPolitical Systems Author:Patri Friedman
“Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” GovernmentFormPoliticalTimeDemocracyTrustLibertarianTyrannyOperationsSouthernForms Of GovernmentLimited GovernmentDemocracies HaveForefathersIndividual LibertyFree GovernmentLimiting GovernmentTyranny Founding FathersCorrupt GovernmentGovernment TyrannyPower Government Book:Jefferson: Political Writings Source: Jefferson: Political Writings
“He [Louis Brandais] did believe in the states famously as laboratories of democracy, to use that resonant phrase that Tea Party and conservative libertarians have embraced today because he loves state experimentation.” BelieveStatesUseTodayPartyDemocracyConservativeLibertarianTeaPhrasesLaboratoryTea PartyExperimentation Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.” GovernmentTodayPoliticalLibertyDemocracyRightsConstitutionBillsCongressLibertarianUsaAmendmentsLibertarianismCommitteesBill Of Rights Author:F. Lee Bailey