The program of liberalism if condensed into a single word, would have to read: property, that is, private ownership of the means of production.
Ludwig von MisesPublic works are not accomplished by the miraculous power of a magic wand. They are paid for by funds taken away from the citizens.
Ludwig von MisesThere can be no freedom in art and literature where the government determines who shall create them.
Ludwig von MisesGovernment and state can never be perfect because they owe their raison d'รชtre to the imperfection of man and can attain their end, the elimination of man's innate impulse to violence, only by recourse to violence, the very thing they are called upon to prevent.
Ludwig von Mises