Liberty Quotes- David Kelley, Harold J. Laski, Mark Skousen

"To say "I have to" is to speak the language of compulsion, duty, authority -- the language of injunctions imposed on us from without. Objectivism is not a duty ethic, but an ethic of values, the ultimate value being one's own life and happiness. The language of values is "I want" and "I will": I want this, and I will do what it takes to get it."
-- David Kelley
Executive Director Institute for Objectivist Studies, Ph.D.
Source: I Don't Have To, IOS Journal, Volume 6, Number 1, April 1996.
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/David.Kelley.Quote.72AB


"[C]ivilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim to be civilized men."
-- Harold J. Laski
(1893-1950)
Source: The Dangers of Obedience.
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Harold.Laski.Quote.535A


"In a free society, individuals have the right to do right or wrong,
as long as they don’t threaten or infringe upon the rights or property of others."
-- Mark Skousen
(1947-) American economist, investment analyst, newsletter editor, college professor and author
Source: Persuasion versus Force
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Mark.Skousen.Quote.71CE


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