The Fundamental Axiom, Then, For The Study

Absolute Freedom Need Not Be Lost As The Price We Must Pay For The Advent Of Civilization; Men Are Born Free, And Need Never Be In Chains. Man May Achieve Liberty And Abundance, Freedom And Civilization.

I Define Anarchist Society As One Where There Is No Legal Possibility For Coercive Aggression Against The Person Or Property Of Any Individual. Anarchists Oppose The State Because It Has Its Very Being In Such Aggression, Namely, The Expropriation Of Private Property Through Taxation, The Coercive Exclusion Of Other Providers Of Defense Service From Its Territory, And All Of The Other Depredations And Coercions That Are Built Upon These Twin Foci Of Invasions Of Individual Rights.

I Define Anarchist Society As One Where There Is No Legal Possibility For Coercive Aggression Against The Person Or Property Of Any Individual.

[professional Politicians] Don't Mind If Price Controls Cause Shortages Of Health Care. In Fact, They Welcome The Prospect, Because Then They Can Impose Rationing; They Can Impose Priorities, And Tell Everyone How Much Of What Kind Of Medical Care They Can Have. And Besides, ... There's That Deeply Satisfying Rush Of Power.

If You Wish To Know How Libertarians Regard The State And Any Of Its Acts, Simply Think Of The State As A Criminal Band, And All Of The Libertarian Attitudes Will Logically Fall Into Place.