“I have not the smallest doubt that, if we had a purely democratic government here, the effect would be the same. Either the poor would plunder the rich, and civilisation would perish; or order and property would be saved by a strong military government, and liberty would perish.” IfsGovernmentWould BeOrderStrongPoorLibertyDemocracyRichDoubtEffectsMilitaryPropertyDemocraticSavedSmallestCivilisationPlunderDemocratic Government Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“It is easy to understand why the law is used by the legislator to destroy in varying degrees among the rest of the people, their personal independence by slavery, their liberty by oppression, and their property by plunder. This is done for the benefit of the person who makes the law, and in proportion to the power that he holds.” PeoplePersonsDoneLawUsedEasyLibertyDegreesBenefitsIndependenceSlaveryPropertyOppressionProportionLegislatorsPlunderPersonal Independence Author:Frederic Bastiat
“If government goes beyond securing liberty and instead violates it through regulation, redistribution, and planning, then citizens are victims of legal plunder.” IfsGovernmentLibertyCitizensVictimPlanningRegulationPlunder Author:Richard Ebeling