Leonard Read Quotes About Libertarianism
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The American people are becoming more and more afraid of, and are running away from, their own revolution.
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The proper and limited use of government is to invoke a common justice and keep the peace - and that is all.
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[S]tatism is but socialized dishonesty; it is feathering the nests of some with feathers coercively plucked from others - on the grand scale. There is no moral difference between the act of a pickpocket and the progressive income tax or any other social program.
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Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would be utterly hopeless. Every significant movement in history has been led by one or just a few individuals with a small minority of energetic supporters.
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