Tag: Government

1243: Murray Rothbard – Conscription is Slavery and Taxation is Robbery

W1243: Murray Rothbard - Conscription is Slavery and Taxation is Robbery — The libertarian insists that whether or not such practices are supported by the majority of the population… War is Mass Murder, Conscription is Slavery, and Taxation is Robbery —Murray Rothbard

The libertarian insists that whether or not such practices are supported by the majority of the population… War is Mass Murder, Conscription is Slavery, and Taxation is Robbery —Murray Rothbard

1239: H.L. Mencken – Free Spirits in a Cage

W1239: H.L. Mencken - Free Spirits in a Cage — There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken

There are, to be sure, free spirits in the world, but their freedom, in the last analysis, is not much greater than that of a canary in a cage. They may leap from perch to perch; they may bathe and guzzle at their will; they may flap their wings and sing. But they are still in the cage… Democracy provides swarms of such men. —H.L. Mencken

1237: Walter Williams – Legality Does Not Justify Crimes

W1237: Walter Williams - Legality Does Not Justify Crimes — How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people. —Walter Williams

How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people. —Walter Williams

1236: The Pholosopher – You Are Being Lied To

W1236: The Pholosopher - You Are Being Lied To — You are being lied to by the government. Thanks to declassified documents you can confirm for yourself how much the government lies—from the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment to MKULTRA, to what's being pushed on TV today. —The Pholosopher

You are being lied to by the government. Thanks to declassified documents you can confirm for yourself how much the government lies—from the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment to MKULTRA, to what’s being pushed on TV today. —The Pholosopher

1235: Walter Williams – Draw a Line in the Sand

W1235: Walter Williams - Draw a Line in the Sand — If we care about our remaining liberties we must at some point draw a line in the sand and let politicians and bureaucrats know we will not tolerate further encroachment on our liberty. —Walter Williams

If we care about our remaining liberties we must at some point draw a line in the sand and let politicians and bureaucrats know we will not tolerate further encroachment on our liberty. —Walter Williams

1234: Ludwig von Mises – Attempts to Coerce Human Beings Must Fail

W1234: Ludwig von Mises - Attempts to Coerce Human Beings Must Fail — All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail. —Ludwig von Mises

All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail. —Ludwig von Mises

1232: Vince Vaughn – As You Get Older You Trust the Government Less

W1232: Vince Vaughn - As You Get Older You Trust the Government Less — I think that as you get older you just trust the government less at running anything. —Vince Vaughn

I think that as you get older you just trust the government less at running anything. —Vince Vaughn

1230: Tom Woods – Government Takes Credit for the Private Sector

W1230: Tom Woods - Government Takes Credit for the Private Sector — Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom Woods

Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom Woods

1223: Glenn Jacobs – Taxation is Theft

W1223: Glenn Jacobs - Taxation is Theft — The whole idea, the whole premise of taxation needs to be examined, it's based on theft. —Glenn Jacobs, Knox County Mayor

The whole idea, the whole premise of taxation needs to be examined, it’s based on theft. —Glenn Jacobs, Knox County Mayor

1222: Matt Kibbe – You Can’t Tax Your Way to Prosperity

W1222: Matt Kibbe - You Can't Tax Your Way to Prosperity — You can’t tax your way to a balanced budget without tanking the job creation that actually generates tax receipts. —Matt Kibbe

You can’t tax your way to a balanced budget without tanking the job creation that actually generates tax receipts. —Matt Kibbe