“Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.”

“Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.”

“Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.”

“Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.”

“You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.”

“The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.”

“Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to death of poor people coming in and rich people getting out.”

“I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.”

“A secure individual... knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.”

“If I could give you just one thing, I’d want it to be a simple truth that took me many years to learn. If you learn it now, it may enrich your life in hundreds of ways. And it may prevent you from facing many problems that have hurt people who have never learned it.The truth is simply this:No one owes you anything.”

“The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.”