
Robert LeFevre
Robert LeFevre was an American libertarian and conservative businessman, radio personality, and primary theorist of autarchism. He also supported Classical liberalism. He is considered by the Mises Institute to be a "right-wing Tolstoyan" and a pacifist libertarian.
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Trending topics shown first"The nature of man is such that he tends to believe what he wants to believe. Whether it is true or not usually provides only a brief hesitation. Men believe on the basis of their likes and dislikes. U…"
"Politics may be defined as: the method adopted in governments for obtaining motivation toward a monopoly. In all political actions, a monopoly of control and method is sought."
"While it is relatively easy to see that government is a bully, a thief, and a killer, the most baneful effect of government has always been psychological. Government convinced man that it was an absol…"
"But history shows repeatedly the madness of crowds and the irrationality of majorities. The only conceivable merit relating to majority rule lies in the fact that if we obtain monopoly decisions by th…"
"In brief, let us define the anarchist as a political individualist and an economic socialist. In contrast, the libertarian can be defined as an individualist, both politically and economically."
"Does government protection protect? It doesn't do anything of the sort. It takes vengeance in your name after you've been hurt and calls it protection."
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