The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented.

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The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military -...

The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military -...

I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation...

I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation...

A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say...

A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say...

I'm tired of being considered property.

I'm tired of being considered property.

Government is waging war against the people.

Government is waging war against the people.

Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.

Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.

I'm tired of living in a police state.

I'm tired of living in a police state.

Today, human civilization is drowning in a sea of lies.

Today, human civilization is drowning in a sea of lies.

It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's...

It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's...

This planet is 15 million years overdue for an asteroid strike like the one that...

This planet is 15 million years overdue for an asteroid strike like the one that...

We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to...

We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to...

Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the...

Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the...

I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other...

I'm tired of being considered some kind of criminal or dangerous throwback for no other...

I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act...

People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act...

I'm as radical as libertarians come.

I'm as radical as libertarians come.

As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.

As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.

Beloved friends and comrades... the national Libertarian Party is dead.

Beloved friends and comrades... the national Libertarian Party is dead.

As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people...

As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people...