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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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...

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...

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's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in...

There's nothing wrong with being a Conservative and coming up with a Conservative believe in...

You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid...

You wanna get rid of drug crime in this country? Fine, let's just get rid...

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do...

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do...

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.

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,...

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...

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

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...

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.

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...

As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the...

As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the...

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.

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...

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...

I am a conservative, but I am not a zombie.

I am a conservative, but I am not a zombie.

No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find...

No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find...

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...

I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that...