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‘humankind cannot bear very much reality.’ The social contract is a fragile document. Do you take my point, at all?” Strafford shrugged. “Yes, I suppose I do. But all the same, the truth—” “Ah, the truth”—the Archbishop lifted both his
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“It’s the exercise of power, not the exercise of freedom, that requires justification.”
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
“3. We believe that people spend their own money more prudently than they spend other people’s money. So goods and services produced in the competitive marketplace are likely to be produced more efficiently and with more regard for real consumer demand than goods produced by government, and thus we should try to keep as many aspects of life as possible outside the control of government.”
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
“Only when government begins to hand out rewards on the basis of political pressure do we find ourselves involved in group conflict, pushed to organize and contend with other groups for a piece of political power.”
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
“Every state and national capitol should have a sign on the door: Stop me before I legislate again.”
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
“Slower growth and the increasing perception that rewards are handed out by government on the basis of political pull, rather than earned in the competitive marketplace, encourage polarization and social conflict.”
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
― The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
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