Lysander Spooner

And whenever any number of men, calling themselves a government, do anything to another man, or to his property, which they had no right to do as individuals they thereby declare themselves trespassers, robbers, or murderers, according to…

All other laws, it is optional with each man to obey, or not, as he may choose.

Any restriction upon the exercise of this right is a restriction upon his rightful power of providing for, and accomplishing, his own well-being.

The right of arbitrary, irresponsible dominion is the right of property; and the right of property is the right of arbitrary, irresponsible dominion.

The judicial and executive officers are all equally guaranteed against all responsibility to the people.

The only possible way, in which any man can be protected in his rights, is to protect him in his own actual possession and exercise of them.

And yet our government says a man must give up all his rights, in order that it may protect him.

No honest government can go into business with any individuals, be they many, or few.

If you were now required to name such a lawmaker, I think you would search our history in vain to find him.

The government does not even recognize a man's natural right to his own life.

If he refuses to kill any, or all, other men, whom it commands him to kill, it takes his own life, as unceremoniously as if he were but a dog.

If the authority be vested in the government, the governmnt is absolute, and the people have no liberties except such as the government sees fit to indulge them with.