John Hospers

"Racism is a particularly pernicious form of collectivism. Persons who cast racial slurs on others are not considering the individual merits or demerits of the person slurred; they may not know the ind…"

"Liberty is the absence of coercion by other human beings."

"The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war."

"If each human being is to have liberty, he cannot also have the liberty to deprive others of their liberty."

"A fascist is a student who, seeing the representatives of a chemical industry recruiting on campus, cries, ‘Let's chase the bastard off! We have the right to free speech but he doesn't!’"

"The only proper role of government, according to libertarians, is that of the protector of the citizen against aggression by other individuals. The government, of course, should never initiate aggress…"

"Beware: the Government Is Armed and Dangerous."

"Government is the most dangerous institution known to man. Throughout history it has violated the rights of men more than any individual or group of individuals could do: it has killed people, enslave…"