Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
H. L. Mencken
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. – Milton Friedman
The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave. – Ayn Rand
When the same man, or set of men, holds the sword and the purse, there is an end of liberty. – George Mason
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. – Montesquieu
“The real price of every thing … is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.” – Adam Smith
“Law, without force, is impotent.”
Blaise Pascal
The power to tax is the power to destroy. – John Marshall
Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. – Bastiat
The plans differ; the planners are all alike… – Frédéric Bastiat