Anybody who tries to change society without examining the family is trying to push a shadow without moving a statue.

It's not just the abuse of power that's the problem. It's the power to abuse.

The least Anararchic person in that conversation is the person saying 'you can't be an anarchist if you believe in god.' Because that's not an argument, it's just a statement. Why would somebody accept that? Because they either bow to your authority or they are afraid of your aggression. That's threatening to be another kind of ruler. Does that make any sense?

To see the farm is to leave it.

There is going to be enormous amounts of resistance to the adoption of bitcoin, but I really believe that it's about the most peaceful revolution that we can have in this world.

Social anxiety results from being around people who are resolutely opposed to who you are.

Mental anguish always results from the avoidance of legitimate suffering.