"The market economy is the only system that can provide true economic freedom."

"I see no other conceivable strategy for the achievement of liberty than political action."

"Man is born a tabula rasa; he must learn how to choose the ends that are proper for him and the means that he must adopt to attain them."

"It is absurd to say that they will be served better by a coercive, demagogic apparatus."

"Every man must have freedom, must have the scope to form, test, and act upon his own choices, for any sort of development of his own personality to take place."

"The market economy is the only system that can provide for human needs through voluntary exchange."

"We may test the hypothesis that the State is largely interested in protecting itself rather than its subjects by asking: which category of crimes does the State pursue and punish most intensely—those against private citizens or those against itself?"

"The State’s claim to provide public goods is a pretext for expanding its own power."

"If you wish to know how libertarians regard the State and any of its acts, simply think of the State as a criminal band, and all of the libertarian attitudes will logically fall into place."

"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance."

"There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore every bit as absurd as that of 'fair theft.'"

"The market economy is the only system that can reward merit without coercion."