1088: Part of a Bigger Story

Everyone is part of a bigger story whether for or against human freedom. Which part depends on you.

1079: Frank Kent – Evils of Government are Proportional

The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people. —Frank Kent

1078: Samuel Adams – If You Love Tranquility of Servitude

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. —Samuel Adams

1077: Henry David Thoreau – The Obedient Must Be Slaves

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. —Henry David Thoreau

1076: Thomas Jefferson – Timid Men Prefer Despotism

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. —Thomas Jefferson

1075: Ayn Rand – Statists and Control

One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary. —Ayn Rand

1069: 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 MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.25MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 226KB
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 MisesDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.07MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 282KB
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

1067: Adam Kokesh – Start with Education of Ourselves

Education of others starts with education of ourselves. To be advocates for freedom, we don’t need to be academic experts, but it helps to have a complete grasp of the message. —Adam Kokesh

1065: David Friedman – Your Share in Someone’s Wealth

I see no reason better than greed for claiming that I 'deserve' a share of someone else's wealth, which I have had no part in producing. —David Friedman (The Machinery of Freedom)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 5.69MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 254KB
I see no reason better than greed for claiming that I 'deserve' a share of someone else's wealth, which I have had no part in producing. —David Friedman (The Machinery of Freedom)Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 8.03MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 338KB
I see no reason better than greed for claiming that I ‘deserve’ a share of someone else’s wealth, which I have had no part in producing. —David Friedman (The Machinery of Freedom)

1056: Jacob Hornberger – Genuine Freedom Entails Abolition

Genuine freedom entails the abolition, not the reform, of income taxation and the IRS, just as genuine freedom entailed the abolition, not the reform, of slavery. —Jacob Hornberger