P. J. O'Rourke Libertarian Quotations

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please.

Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's "fair share" of wealth. The gross national product is not a pizza that must be carefully divided because if I get too many slices, you have to eat the box. The economy is expandable and, in any practical sense, limitless.

When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics.

When you think of the good old days, think one word: dentistry.