All initiation of force is a violation of someone else's rights, whether initiated by an individual or the state, for the benefit of an individual or group of individuals, even if it's supposed to be for the benefit of another…

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I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving...

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving...

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force...

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force...

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty,...

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty,...

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions...

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions...

Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by...

Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by...

I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well...

I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well...

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the...

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the...

What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war...

What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war...

When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.

When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between...

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between...

Believe me, the next step is a currency crisis because there will be a rejection...

Believe me, the next step is a currency crisis because there will be a rejection...

A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank....

A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank....

When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it...

When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it...

Back a hundred years ago, especially around Woodrow Wilson, what happened in this country is...

Back a hundred years ago, especially around Woodrow Wilson, what happened in this country is...

Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a...

Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a...

In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive...

In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive...

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from...

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from...

Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted...

Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted...

The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the...

The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the...