The State is a gang of thieves writ large - the most immoral, grasping and unscrupulous individuals in any society.
Murray RothbardAbsolute freedom need not be lost as the price we must pay for the advent of civilization; men are born free, and need never be in chains. Man may achieve liberty and abundance, freedom and civilization.
Murray RothbardThe necessary consequence of an egalitarian program is the decidedly inegalitarian creation of a ruthless power elite.
Murray RothbardChildren are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which are necessary in order to discuss them. The Mole effect is to substitute slogans and superficial opinion for considered individual thought. And the opinion is that of the lowest common denominator of the group.
Murray Rothbard