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L. Neil Smith quotes

American Writer May 12, 1946

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A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say that all taxation is theft, and it isn't the job of a libertarian presidential candidate to cook up new ways to commit theft. L. Neil Smith
... occasionally I like carrying raw steel to remind myself of an important lesson. The blade's an extension of the hand, the agent--no pun intended--of my will. Most people understand this immediately of edged weapons... The trick--and few are subtle or sophisticated enough to master it--is to see that this is equally true... by implication, of all machines. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public..."
City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure. L. Neil Smith
As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear. L. Neil Smith
The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military - that probably couldn't find a place for their dubious talents in a free market, unless they were to sell pencils from a tin cup on street corners. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "I'm tired of being considered property."
I'm tired of being considered property. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "I'm tired of living in a police state."
I'm tired of living in a police state. L. Neil Smith
What happened in America in the 1860s was a war of secession, a war of independence, no different in principle from what happened in America in the 1770s and 1780s. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "Government is waging war against the people."
Government is waging war against the people. L. Neil Smith
The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look..."
People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act like elected and appointed officials. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence..."
I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "This planet is 15 million years overdue for an asteroid strike..."
This planet is 15 million years overdue for an asteroid strike like the one that killed the dinosaurs. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "I'm as radical as libertarians come."
I'm as radical as libertarians come. L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith quote: "Collective states are constitutionally incapable of reliably..."
Collective states are constitutionally incapable of reliably producing anything but corpses. L. Neil Smith

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