Karl Popper once advised a student that if he wanted to reap intellectual fame, he should write endless pages of obscure, high-flown prose that would…

- Anthony De Jasay

People who live in states have as a rule never experienced the state of nature and vice-versa, and have no practical possibility of moving from the o…

- Anthony De Jasay

Self-imposed limits on sovereign power can disarm mistrust, but provide no guarantee of liberty and property beyond those afforded by the balance bet…

- Anthony De Jasay

Having gathered all power to itself, [the State] has become the sole focus of all conflict, and it must construct totalitarian defences to match its …

- Anthony De Jasay

... the smaller the domain where choices among alternatives are made collectively, the smaller will be the probability that any individual's preferen…

- Anthony De Jasay

In the process of helping some (perhaps most) people to more utility and justice, the state imposes on civil society a system of interdictions and co…

- Anthony De Jasay