“Rightful liberty is
unobstructed action according to our will
within limits drawn around us
by the equal rights of others.
I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’,
because law is often but the tyrant’s will,
and always so when it violates the rights
of the individual.”
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“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.”
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“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.”
“Another thing I love about libertarianism is that, unlike other philosophies, we libertarians are willing — even eager — to grant to others the same liberties we want for ourselves.”
Sharon Harris, President, Advocates for Self-Government
“Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.”
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
My old man had a few he was know for handing out all the time. Not sure if he gets full credit for any of them. The one I heard more times than any was
“Hah, he couldn’t play dead in a western movie!” I’d give anything to hear him say it one more time.