Libertarians Quotes

The real boneheads are the libertarians.

Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act`s provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.

Libertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances, must be created by consent; they cannot be unilaterally imposed by others.

What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.

Libertarians argue that no normal adult has the right to impose choices on other normal adults, except in abnormal circumstances, such as when one person finds another unconscious and administers medical assistance or calls an ambulance.

Rather, classical liberals and libertarians argue that the system of justice should abstract from the concrete characteristics of individuals.

Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded.