Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed to be free.

Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it doesn't educate our children properly.

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.

Security ... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.

Government doesn't work. You work, I work, Federal Express works, Microsoft works, the Salvation Army works, Alcoholics Anonymous works, but government doesn't.

Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.

The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.