The Equal Right Of All Men To

It Is Not The Business Of Government To Make Men Virtuous Or Religious, Or To Preserve The Fool From The Consequences Of His Own Folly. Government Should Be Repressive No Further Than Is Necessary To Secure Liberty By Protecting The Equal Rights Of Each From Aggression On The Part Of Others, And The Moment Governmental Prohibitions Extend Beyond This Line They Are In Danger Of Defeating The Very Ends They Are Intended To Serve.

Man Is The Only Animal Whose Desires Increase As They Are Fed; The Only Animal That Is Never Satisfied.

Charity Is False, Futile, And Poisonous When Offered As A Substitute For Justice.

To Prevent Government From Becoming Corrupt And Tyrannous, Its Organization And Methods Should Be As Simple As Possible, Its Functions Be Restricted To Those Necessary To The Common Welfare, And In All Its Parts It Should Be Kept As Close To The People And As Directly Within Their Control As May Be.

How Vainly Shall We Endeavor To Repress Crime By Our Barbarous Punishment Of The Poorer Class Of Criminals So Long As Children Are Reared In The Brutalizing Influences Of Poverty, So Long As The Bite Of Want Drives Men To Crime.