In Sherman's famous march through Georgia, his soldiers left a swath of death and destruction, destroying crops, burning homes and killing civilians. Sherman himself acknowledged that only 20% of the destruction inflicted by his invasion was inflicted on military objectives. Civilian non-combatants, essentially innocents, suffered 80% of the losses.

Peace and prosperity are inversely proportional to the level of taxation.

...human beings always have and always will seek havens where we are free to be productive and to keep the property we create.

Pugsley's First Law of Government: All government programs accomplish the opposite of what they are designed to achieve.

All of political history history can be summed up as a struggle to throw the bad guys out and put the good guys in.

Only in situations where competition is illegal will competition not act naturally to bring the best product at the lowest price to the consumer.

Governments steal from citizens through taxes and through the subterfuge of monetizing their own IOUs.