It Must Be Admitted That The Tendency

Ah, You Miserable Creatures! You Who Think That You Are So Great! You Who Judge Humanity To Be So Small! You Who Wish To Reform Everything! Why Don't You Reform Yourselves? That Task Would Be Sufficient Enough.

Which Countries Contain The Most Peaceful, The Most Moral, And The Happiest People? Those People Are Found In The Countries Where The Law Least Interferes With Private Affairs; Where The Government Is Least Felt; Where The Individual Has The Greatest Scope, And Free Opinion The Greatest Influence; Where The Administrative Powers Are Fewest And Simplest; Where Taxes Are Lightest And Most Nearly Equal

As Long As It Is Admitted That The Law May Be Diverted From Its True Purpose - That It May Violate Property Instead Of Protecting It - Then Everyone Will Want To Participate In Making The Law, Either To Protect Himself Against Plunder Or To Use It For Plunder.

Since No Individual Acting Separately Can Lawfully Use Force To Destroy The Rights Of Others, Does It Not Logically Follow That The Same Principle Also Applies To The Common Force That Is Nothing More Than The Organized Combination Of The Individual Forces?

If Everyone Enjoyed The Unrestricted Use Of His Faculties And The Free Disposition Of The Fruits Of His Labor, Social Progress Would Be Ceaseless, Uninterrupted, And Unfailing.