Taking Five And Returning Four Is Not

If Every Person Has The Right To Defend - Even By Force - His Person, His Liberty, And His Property, Then It Follows That A Group Of Men Have The Right To Organize And Support A Common Force To Protect These Rights Constantly. Thus, Since An Individual Cannot Lawfully Use Force Against The Person, Liberty, Or Property Of Another Individual, Then The Common Force - For The Same Reason - Cannot Lawfully Be Used To Destroy The Person, Liberty, Or Property Of Individuals Or Groups.

Socialism, Like The Ancient Ideas From Which It Springs, Confuses The Distinction Between Government And Society. As A Result Of This, Every Time We Object To A Thing Being Done By Government, The Socialists Conclude That We Object To Its Being Done At All . . . . It Is As If The Socialists Were To Accuse Us Of Not Wanting Persons To Eat Because We Do Not Want The State To Raise Grain

They Will Come To Learn In The End, At Their Own Expense, That It Is Better To Endure Competition For Rich Customers Than To Be Invested With Monopoly Over Impoverished Customers.

Let Us First Of All Frugality In Government-peace And Freedom We Will Have As A Bonus.

It Is Not True That The Legislator Has Absolute Power Over Our Persons And Property. The Existence Of Persons And Property Preceded The Existence Of The Legislator, And His Function Is Only To Guarantee Their Safety.