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.
- Murray Rothbard
We are living in a sick society filled with people who would not directly steal from their neighbor but who are willing to demand that the government do it for them.
- William L. Comer
No amount of idealism can justify the monopolization of power; only a decentralized, voluntary order of free markets and individual sovereignty can truly safeguard liberty and prosperity.
The concept of a 'just' or 'fair' price is devoid of any scientific meaning; it is a disguise for wishes, a striving for a state of affairs different from reality.
- Ludwig von Mises
Simply put, libertarians take the non-aggression principle that most people implicitly follow in their interactions with other individuals, and apply it to group actions, including government actions, as well.
- Mary J. Ruwart
It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.
- Thomas Sowell