Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control, education, knowledge, and well-being. —Lord Acton
Tag: Coercion
When a gang member steals, it is called theft. When the mafia calls a hit, it is called murder. When a politician orders the same, it is called “Public Policy” —Jack Lloyd
It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil. —F.A. Hayek
Tariff policy beneficiaries are always visible, but its victims are mostly invisible. Politicians love this. The reason is simple: The beneficiaries know for whom to cast their ballots, and the victims don’t know whom to blame for their calamity. —Walter Williams
If you must ask for permission, it isn’t a right. It’s a privilege. And if you take a look around, every single pursuit that is supposed to be a fundamental right has been taken from us and turned to a subservient “license” or “permit.” —Jack Lloyd
Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists. —Walter Williams
Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule, but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority. —Lew Rockwell
There is a 3300-volt electric fence along the borders of North Korea. Don’t take your freedom and liberties for granted.
A majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority. Individual Rights are not subject to a public vote. —Ayn Rand
Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. —Milton Friedman