Tag: Morality

1113: Joseph Sobran – Greed and Politicians

W1113: Joseph Sobran - Greed and Politicians
Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money—only for wanting to keep your own. —Joseph Sobran
Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money—only for wanting to keep your own. —Joseph Sobran

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Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money—only for wanting to keep your own. —Joseph Sobran

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Politicians never accuse you of ‘greed’ for wanting other people’s money—only for wanting to keep your own. —Joseph Sobran

1096: Harry Browne – Don’t Call Theft Compassion

W1096: Harry Browne - Don't Call Theft Compassion
It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion. —Harry Browne
It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion. —Harry Browne

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It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion. —Harry Browne

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It’s wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that compassion. —Harry Browne

1087: Murray Rothbard – How Do We Define Rights?

F1087: Murray Rothbard - Define Rights?
"Right" has cogently and trenchantly been defined by Professor Sadowsky:“When we say that one has the right to do certain things we mean this and only this, that it would be immoral for another, alone or in combination, to stop him from doing this by the use of physical force or the threat thereof. We do not mean that any use a man makes of his property within the limits set forth is necessarily a moral use.”Sadowsky's definition highlights the crucial distinction between a man's right and the morality or immorality of his exercise of that right. —Murray Rothbard (The Ethics of Liberty)
"Right" has cogently and trenchantly been defined by Professor Sadowsky: “When we say that one has the right to do certain things we mean this and only this, that it would be immoral for another, alone or in combination, to stop him from doing this by the use of physical force or the threat thereof. We do not mean that any use a man makes of his property within the limits set forth is necessarily a moral use.” Sadowsky's definition highlights the crucial distinction between a man's right and the morality or immorality of his exercise of that right. —Murray Rothbard (The Ethics of Liberty)

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“Right” has cogently and trenchantly been defined by Professor Sadowsky: “When we say that one has the right to do certain things we mean this and only this, that it would be immoral for another, alone or in combination, to stop him from doing this by the use of physical force or the threat thereof. We do not mean that any use a man makes of his property within the limits set forth is necessarily a moral use.” Sadowsky’s definition highlights the crucial distinction between a man’s right and the morality or immorality of his exercise of that right. —Murray Rothbard (The Ethics of Liberty)

1083: Thomas Jefferson – Obligated to Disobey Unjust Laws

W1083: Thomas Jefferson - Obligated to Disobey
If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. —Thomas Jefferson
If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. —Thomas Jefferson

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If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. —Thomas Jefferson

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If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. —Thomas Jefferson

1080: Frederic Bastiat – Plunder Becomes a Way of Life

W1080: Frederic Bastiat - Plunder Becomes a Way of Life
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. —Frederic Bastiat
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. —Frederic Bastiat

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When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. —Frederic Bastiat

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When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. —Frederic Bastiat

1069: Luis Fernando Mises – Change Comes from Within

W1069: Luis Fernando Mises - Change Comes from Within
The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible... But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises
The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible... But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises

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The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible... But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises

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The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible... But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises

The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible... But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises

The idea is not to beat the government directly. That is almost impossible… But to do enough inner work that power-hungry mentalities disappear on their own. —Luis Fernando Mises

1062: Adam Kokesh – Taxation is Theft

F1062: Adam Kokesh - Taxation is Theft
It is not right for one person to steal. It is not right for two people to steal. It is still not right for 51% of a voting population to vote for a representative who will hire a tax collector to steal for them. One of the great government lies is that theft can be moral when performed by enough people and called taxation. —Adam Kokesh
It is not right for one person to steal. It is not right for two people to steal. It is still not right for 51% of a voting population to vote for a representative who will hire a tax collector to steal for them. One of the great government lies is that theft can be moral when performed by enough people and called taxation. —Adam Kokesh

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It is not right for one person to steal. It is not right for two people to steal. It is still not right for 51% of a voting population to vote for a representative who will hire a tax collector to steal for them. One of the great government lies is that theft can be moral when performed by enough people and called taxation. —Adam Kokesh

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It is not right for one person to steal. It is not right for two people to steal. It is still not right for 51% of a voting population to vote for a representative who will hire a tax collector to steal for them. One of the great government lies is that theft can be moral when performed by enough people and called taxation. —Adam Kokesh

1021: Murray Rothbard – Voting Does Not Imply Voluntary Consent

F1021: Murray Rothbard - Voting and Consent
In an environment of State coercion, voting does not imply voluntary consent. Indeed, if the State allows us a periodic choice of rulers, limited though that choice may be, it surely cannot be considered immoral to make use of that limited choice to try to reduce or get rid of State power. —Murray Rothbard
In an environment of State coercion, voting does not imply voluntary consent. Indeed, if the State allows us a periodic choice of rulers, limited though that choice may be, it surely cannot be considered immoral to make use of that limited choice to try to reduce or get rid of State power. —Murray Rothbard

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In an environment of State coercion, voting does not imply voluntary consent. Indeed, if the State allows us a periodic choice of rulers, limited though that choice may be, it surely cannot be considered immoral to make use of that limited choice to try to reduce or get rid of State power. —Murray Rothbard

1017: Murray Rothbard – Forcing Man to Act Morally is Not Virtuous

W1017: Murray Rothbard - Forcing Man to Act Morally
By forcing man to act morally — in reality would deprive man of the very possibility of being moral. For no action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen. —Murray Rothbard
By forcing man to act morally — in reality would deprive man of the very possibility of being moral. For no action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen. —Murray Rothbard

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By forcing man to act morally — in reality would deprive man of the very possibility of being moral. For no action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen. —Murray Rothbard

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By forcing man to act morally — in reality would deprive man of the very possibility of being moral. For no action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen. —Murray Rothbard

1014: Ludwig Von Mises – Man’s Fallibility and Moral Weakness is in Govt Too

W1014: Ludwig Von Mises - Man's Fallibility
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises

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If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig von Mises

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If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises

If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises

If one rejects laissez faire on account of man’s fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. —Ludwig Von Mises