Quotes by Sheldon Richman

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“By portraying war as an opportunity for virtuous acts, the politicians romanticize evil.”

“If government played by the same rules as the rest of us, it would cease to be government.”

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“By portraying war as an opportunity for virtuous acts, the politicians romanticize evil.”
— Sheldon Richman
anarchy ancap coercion following-orders

“To appreciate how income taxation reduces prosperity form what it could be, imagine a 100 percent tax on incomes. We wouldn't expect much prosperity in such a society. People would have no incentiv...”
— Sheldon Richman, Your Money or Your Life: Why We Must Abolish the Income Tax
economics income-tax libertarian liberty

“If government played by the same rules as the rest of us, it would cease to be government.”
— Sheldon Richman
anarcho-capitalism anarchy ancap capitalism