Briefly, the State is that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion.
Murray RothbardRemember that the minimum wage law provides no jobs; it only outlaws them; and outlawed jobs are the inevitable result.
Murray RothbardBehind the honeyed but patently absurd pleas for equality is a ruthless drive for placing themselves (the elites) at the top of a new hierarchy of power.
Murray RothbardCapitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism.
Murray RothbardAll government operation is wasteful, inefficient, and serves the bureaucrat rather than the consumer.
Murray Rothbard