Quotes by Libertarian Party For libertarians, freedom entails the right of people to live their lives any way they choose, so long as their conduct is peaceful. For conservatives, freedom entails the right of government to do just about anything it wants, even if its conduct is violent. Jacob G. Hornberger libertarian-party government long Alcohol didn't cause the high crime rates of the '20s and '30s, Prohibition did. And drugs do not cause today's alarming crime rates, but drug prohibition does. James Carriger Paine libertarian-party drug alcohol A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. James Madison assault-weapons libertarian-party gun Mankind will in time discover that unbridled majorities are as tyrannical and cruel as unlimited despots. John Adams libertarian-party majority liberty The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves. John Locke libertarian-party government people The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. John Stuart Mill libertarian-party power war Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they believe that, they make wonderfully submissive slaves. Joseph Sobran libertarian-party democracies-have believe The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire. Joseph Sobran libertarian-party liberty government Truth and news are not the same thing. Katharine Graham libertarian-party news liberty Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would be utterly hopeless. Every significant movement in history has been led by one or just a few individuals with a small minority of energetic supporters. Leonard Read libertarian-party liberty philosophy Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Louis D. Brandeis law-courts libertarian-party government Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property. Lysander Spooner libertarian-party errors men Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt. Mahatma Gandhi libertarian-party democracy freedom First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me. Martin Niemoller libertarian-party catholic poetry Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. Martin Luther King, Jr. libertarian-party thought-provoking tyrants There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust. Martin Luther King, Jr. libertarian-party law men The State calls its own violence, law; but that of the individual, crime. Max Stirner libertarian-party government law Men are most apt to believe what they least understand. Michel de Montaigne libertarian-party men believe Time is the only thing you can't buy. Nicole Lapin libertarian-party liberty oxford A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you. Ramsey Clark libertarian-party rights giving «123»