ARTICLE AD BOX
“There are people who call government an evil, although a necessary evil. However, what is needed in order to attain a definite end must not be called an evil ... . Government may even be called the most beneficial of all earthly institutions as without it no peaceful human cooperation, no civilization and no moral life would be possible.”
~ from Economic Freedom and Interventionism, p. 57.
"Anarchism misunderstands the real nature of man."
"Anarchism misunderstands the real nature of man."
~ from Liberalism, pp. 36-7.
“Liberalism differs radically from anarchism. It has nothing in common with the absurd illusions of the anarchists ... . Liberalism is not so foolish as to aim at the abolition of the state.”
“Liberalism differs radically from anarchism. It has nothing in common with the absurd illusions of the anarchists ... . Liberalism is not so foolish as to aim at the abolition of the state.”
~ from Omnipotent Government, p. 48.
"[Anarchists are' shallow-minded, dull, [and suffer from] illusions and self-deception.”
"[Anarchists are' shallow-minded, dull, [and suffer from] illusions and self-deception.”
~ from The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science, pp. 98-9
"I am not an 'enemy of the state' any more than I can be called an enemy of sulphuric acid because I am of the opinion that, useful though it may be for many purposes, it is not suitable either for drinking or for washing one's hands."
"I am not an 'enemy of the state' any more than I can be called an enemy of sulphuric acid because I am of the opinion that, useful though it may be for many purposes, it is not suitable either for drinking or for washing one's hands."
~ from Liberalism, p. 38
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