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Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.


You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.


The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.


Whenever I say that America has become an empire, someone is sure to say I'm being ridiculous.


While most people in TV, radio, and the press have treated me wonderfully, some of the most important people want to pretend I don't exist.


World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.


If younger people see older people who haven't planned ahead and have to rely on charity, the young will be more likely to provide for the future. Today when someone plans poorly, the only consequence people see is a demand for more government.


It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.


Voluntary association produces the free market - where each person can choose among a multitude of possibilities.


I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy.


I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.


For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.


Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.


Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.


You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them.


The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.


Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.


Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences and try to learn from their mistakes.


Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves and far more for others than politicians spending money they didn't have to work to earn.


Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.