Quotes

The only real problem with mankind is that people seek to impose their will on others. Our task is to create an order that prevents this from happening.

Man always and everywhere reacts to incentives. Understanding this is essential to understanding the world.

A system that legally permits expropriation in favor of third parties (such as taxes and social security contributions) can neither offer predictability nor foster peaceful cooperation.

Competition is humanity's only known, permanently effective means of disempowerment.

Private law is reciprocity par excellence. The principles of private law are older and much more stable than all the public laws currently in force.

When Free Private Cities are scattered around the globe, existing states will have to orient themselves toward greater freedom if they are to avoid losing their most productive citizens. Up until now, positive competition has been lacking in the state market.

Once you have accepted that people and their preferences are different, then the motto can only be to live and let live. This includes defensive action against those who reject this principle.

What exactly is your problem with letting people voluntarily try out new systems?

The key to living together peacefully is to not prevent others from pursuing their own path to happiness.

Those who give power to politicians - who face no economic consequences when things go wrong shouldn't be surprised when they make irresponsible decisions.

The only remedy is to remove power from politics. The fewer areas of life that politics controls, the less important it becomes who influences and controls politicians.

Anyone who wants to avoid receiving special benefits from the government at the expense of third parties must create a system of government that cannot grant special benefits at all.

Competition and the requirement to turn a profit force the operator of a Free Private City to permanently improve his product and optimize the use of resources. Such efficiency will never be achieved by public state systems.

Those who oppose competition obviously have something to hide - perhaps the fear that competition disempowers the privileged groups that enrich themselves at the expense of society?

Between having ideas and implementing ideas lies an ocean of skills.

Persistence is the most underestimated recipe for success.