Quotes from David M. Friedman

The Malleus Maleficarum, the definitive guide for witch hunters published in 1486, wrote of a woman who stole dozens of penises, then hid them in a tree where they lived like birds in a nest.

People have argued about God and government for centuries, and still they don't agree. But science, confronts opinion with facts.

Too much light inhibits the activity of the brain", Carrel said. "Surely you've noticed that the world's great civilizations have formed far above the equator, where there is much less direct sunlight than in tropical regions".

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.