Monetary inflation not only raises prices and destroys the value of the currency unit; it also acts as a giant system of expropriation.
Murray RothbardIt is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society.
Murray RothbardCops must be unleashed, and allowed to administer instant punishment, subject of course to liability when they are in error.
Murray RothbardThe more these readjustments are delayed ... the longer the depression will have to last, and the longer complete recovery is postponed.
Murray RothbardThe diversity of mankind is a basic postulate of our knowledge of human beings. But if mankind is diverse and individuated, then how can anyone propose equality as an ideal? Every year, scholars hold Conferences on Equality and call for greater equality, and no one challenges the basic tenet. But what justification can equality find in the nature of man? If each individual is unique, how else can he be made 'equal' to others than by destroying most of what is human in him and reducing human society to the mindless uniformity of the ant heap?
Murray RothbardThe policy of letting the child 'do what he likes' is an insidious one, since the children are encouraged to continue always at their original superficial level, without receiving guidance in study. Furthermore, the 'three Rs,' the fundamental tools, are neglected as long as possible, with the result that the child's chance to develop his mind is greatly retarded. The policy of teaching words via pictures instead of by the alphabet tends to deprive the young child of the greatest reasoning tool of all.
Murray Rothbard