This process, this method necessary to man's survival and prosperity upon the earth, has often been derided as unduly or exclusively "materialistic." But it should be clear that what has happened in this activity proper to man's nature is a fusion of "spirit" and matter; man's mind, using the ideas it has learned, directs his energy in transforming and reshaping matter into ways to sustain and advance his wants and his life. Behind every "produced" good, behind every man-made transformation of natural resources, is an idea directing the effort, a manifestation of man's spirit.
Murray RothbardI define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual.
Murray RothbardWhat...can the government do to help the poor? The only answer is the libertarian answer: Get out of the way.
Murray RothbardStates have always needed intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable
Murray RothbardCapitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism.
Murray RothbardIf we look around, then, at the crucial problem areas of our society - the areas of crisis and failure - we find in each and every case a โred threadโ marking and uniting them all: the thread of government. In every one of these cases, government either has totally run or heavily influenced the activity.
Murray Rothbard