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Robert Higgs

"The state is the most destructive institution human beings have ever devised - a fire that, at best, can be controlled for only a short time before it o'erleaps it's improvised confinements and spreads its flames far and wide."

Source : "The Song That Is Irresistible: How the State Leads People to Their Own Destruction". Robert Higgs's Schlarbaum Award Acceptance Speech at the Mises Institute's 25th Anniversary Celebration, mises.org. October 16, 2007.

Robert Higgs

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“I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.”
“I'm always good for starting a bit of a tune and the first verse, but after that I just can never go anywhere. It takes me years, that's why I'm so slow.”
“Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.”
“If you want to sell the most records, duet with me. If you need someone to come in and bless your record sales, I'm your man.”
“I need a woman to have a quirky sense of humor. There's a bunch of jokes I use, and if she doesn't get them, she's probably not for me.”

Source : "Best Friend Forever". Interview with Andrew Goldman, www.elle.com. September 22, 2006.
“As set forth by theologians, the idea of 'God' is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and proves nothing.”
“With the red hair, you get the white skin; it's a package deal. The cons are that you never look particularly attractive on the beach. The pros are in a softly lit room, you look pretty.”
“I feel like Alain Delon, who once said, "It doesn't matter that I'm not a star in America because I'm a huge star in France, I'm a legend in Spain, and I'm a god in Japan.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

"The state is the most destructive institution human beings have ever devised - a fire that, at best, can be controlled for only a short time before it o'erleaps it's improvised confinements and spreads its flames far and wide."

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