Tag: Mentality

1133: John Stossel – We Have to Change the Way We Think About Govt

Every time we call for the government to fix some problem, we accelerate the growth of government. If we do not change the way we think, we will end up socialists by default, even if no one calls us that. —John Stossel

Every time we call for the government to fix some problem, we accelerate the growth of government. If we do not change the way we think, we will end up socialists by default, even if no one calls us that. —John Stossel

Tags American libertarians, American writers, Dependency, Government, John Stossel, Mentality, Socialism
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1125: Michael Rectenwald – Totalitarian Moral Arrogance & Lack of Humility

W1125: Michael Rectenwald - Totalitarian Moral Arrogance — The primary characteristic of totalitarian ideologues is essentially moral arrogance, a complete lack of moral humility, and the certain conviction that they themselves are justice incarnate. They thus believe that they are completely justified to exert their will to achieve their desired ends 'by any means necessary'. Such ideologues rejoiced when God was declared 'dead', as such, because now they could assume the authority of God for themselves. —Michael Rectenwald (Springtime for Snowflakes)

The primary characteristic of totalitarian ideologues is essentially moral arrogance, a complete lack of moral humility, and the certain conviction that they themselves are justice incarnate. They thus believe that they are completely justified to exert their will to achieve their desired ends 'by any means necessary'. Such ideologues rejoiced when God was declared 'dead', as such, because now they could assume the authority of God for themselves. —Michael Rectenwald (Springtime for Snowflakes)

The primary characteristic of totalitarian ideologues is essentially moral arrogance, a complete lack of moral humility, and the certain conviction that they themselves are justice incarnate. They thus believe that they are completely justified to exert their will to achieve their desired ends ‘by any means necessary’. Such ideologues rejoiced when God was declared ‘dead’, as such, because now they could assume the authority of God for themselves. —Michael Rectenwald (Springtime for Snowflakes)

1112: Larken Rose – Belief in Authority

I'm not scared of the Maos and the Stalins and the Hitlers. I'm scared of the thousands of millions of people that hallucinate them to be "authority", and so do their bidding, and pay for their empires, and carry out their orders. I don't care if there's one looney with a stupid moustache. He's not a threat if the people do not believe in "authority". —Larken Rose

I’m not scared of the Maos and the Stalins and the Hitlers. I’m scared of the thousands of millions of people that hallucinate them to be “authority”, and so do their bidding, and pay for their empires, and carry out their orders. I don’t care if there’s one looney with a stupid moustache. He’s not a threat if the people do not believe in “authority”. —Larken Rose

1100: Rose Wilder Lane – Economic Security and Human Rights

Anyone who says that economic security is a human right, has been too much babied. While he babbles, other men are risking and losing their lives to protect him. They are fighting the sea, fighting the land, fighting disease and insects and weather and space and time, for him. While he chatters that all men have a right to security and that some pagan god—Society, The State, The Government, The Commune—must give it to them. Let the fighting men stop fighting this inhuman earth for one hour, and he will learn how much security there is. —Rose Wilder Lane

1096: 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

Tags Coercion, Compassion, Ethics, Government, Greed, Harry Browne, Inequality, Mentality, Money, Morality, Socialism, Taxes
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1088: Part of a Bigger Story

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

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 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

1064: Ron Paul – Racism is Collectivism

Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than as individuals. Racists believe that all individuals who share superficial physical characteristics are alike: as collectivists, racists think only in terms of groups. By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called “diversity” actually perpetuate racism. The true antidote to racism is liberty. Liberty means having a limited, constitutional government devoted to the protection of individual rights rather than group claims. Liberty means free-market capitalism, which rewards individual achievement and competence—not skin color, gender, or ethnicity. —Ron Paul

1062: 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

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1057: Jacob Hornberger – Statists and Their Beliefs

The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the United States. Americans of today view their government in the same way as Christians view their God; they worship and adore the state and they render their lives and fortunes to it. Statists believe that their lives—their very being—are a privilege that the state has given to them. They believe that everything they do is, and should be, dependent on the consent of the government. —Jacob Hornberger

The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the United States. Americans of today view their government in the same way as Christians view their God; they worship and adore the state and they render their lives and fortunes to it. Statists believe that their lives—their very being—are a privilege that the state has given to them. They believe that everything they do is, and should be, dependent on the consent of the government. —Jacob Hornberger