Against the State

"The state, rather, is a parasitic institution that lives off the wealth of its subjects, concealing its anti-social, predatory nature beneath a public-interest veneer." (p. 14)

"[...] the anarcho-capitalist society demands of the public only that it acknowledge the basic moral ideas common to just about everyone: do not harm innocent people, and do not steal. Everything we believe follows from these simple principles." (p. 16)

"Just for this reason, when you first mention anarchism to people, they will think it is impossible to put into practice. The basic idea, though, is very simple. People in an anarcho-capitalist society have rights. Each person owns himself and has the right to acquire and hold property." (p. 166)

"First, every person is a self-owner. This means that you make all decisions about your own body. No state, for example, can draft you into the army because you, and no one else, have jurisdiction over your body. No one can override your right over your own body by saying that some other people, or “society,” need your body or your labor more than you do." (p. 170)

"Fighting back — that is the key to Rothbard’s position. Unless we are subject to direct attack, war is not justified." (p. 17)

"The answer is just as simple: government in a free society should not deal in probabilities. The law should deal in actions and actions alone, and only insofar as they damage person or property." (p. 57-58)

"Even if the majority agrees to do something, what if you don’t? Why should the majority have the power to force you to do what it commands?" (p. 162)

"Fascism is the system of government that cartelizes the private sector, centrally plans the economy to subsidize producers, exalts the police State as the source of order, denies fundamental rights and liberties to individuals, and makes the executive State the unlimited master of society." (p. 131)

The Eight Marks of Fascist Policy

1. The Government is Totalitarian Because it Acknowledges No Restraint Upon its Powers
2. Government is a De Facto Dictatorship Based on the Leadership Principle
3. Government Administers a Capitalist System With an Immense Bureaucracy
4. Producers are Organized Into Cartels in the Way of Syndicalism
5. Economic Activity is Based on the Principle of Autarky
6. Government Sustain Economic Life Through Spending and Borrowing
7. Militarism is a Mainstay of Government Spending
8. Military Spending Has Imperialist Aims