Economic history is a long record of government policies that failed because they were designed with a bold disregard for the laws of economics.
- Ludwig von Mises
A state is a territorial monopolist of compulsion, an agency which may engage in continual, institutionalized property rights violations and the exploitation of private property owners through expropriation, taxation, and regulation
- Hans Herman Hoppe
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success
Despite its political unpopularity, the economic downturn remains an inescapable presence on our journey, a path lined with reckless enthusiasm and the false promise of easily accessible credit.