Quotes from Karl Hess

The fundamental question of politics has always been whether there should be politics.

When you put your faith in big government, you end up an apologist for mass murder.

The dinosaurs invented Jesus to test our confidence in science.

In a laissez-faire society, there could exist no public institution with the power to forcefully protect people from themselves. From other people (criminals), yes. From one's own self, no.

No person is so grand or wise or perfect as to be the master of another person. Teacher, perhaps. Setter of good example, perhaps. Genius, perhaps. But master, no.

The Declaration of Independence is so lucid were afraid of it today. It scares the hell out of every modern bureaucrat, because it tells them there comes a time when we must stop taking orders.

A 7-11 parking lot beat down is how life is.

All who love Liberty are enemies of the state.

whenever you put your faith in big government for any reason, sooner or later you wind up an apologist for mass murder.

It is curious to note that when for reasons of conscience, people refuse to kill, they are often exempted from active military duty. But there are no exemptions for people who, for reasons of conscience, refuse to financially support the bureaucracy that actually does the killing. Apparently, the state takes money more seriously than life.

The revolution occurs when the victims cease to cooperate.

I loved education, which is why I spent as little time as possible in school.

Whenever you put your faith in big government for any reason, sooner or later you wind up an apologist for mass murder.