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“One of the great weaknesses of standard libertarian theory is that it tends to push too hard by elevating presumptions into absolutes.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Libertarian #Weakness #Theory
“If I have a right to a job, education, health care or a house, then I must be able to specify the person or persons who owe me any or all of these things.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Jobs #House #Care
“The New Deal is inconsistent with the principles of limited government and with the constitutional provisions designed to secure that end.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Government #Principles #Ends
“Securing, not prohibiting, the orderly transfer of wealth from A to B, based on wealth differentials, is the raison d'Ãªtre of the [New Deal programs]. The contrast between the modern progressive and classical liberal agendas could not be more explicit.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Agendas #Wealth #Progressive
“The pillars of classical liberalism call for flat taxes, with revenues put to limited uses; strong property rights; and free markets.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Strong #Rights #Use
“America's greatness is due in no small measure to our system of government, in which power and authority are deliberately divided. The separation of powers is not a mere "technicality." It is the centerpiece of our Constitution. Our freedoms depend upon it in the future, just as they have in the past.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Past #Greatness #America
“Do not get yourself into the illusion that there is something so unique about the question of organ or body parts ... that the general rules of economics do not apply.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Unique #Body #Illusion
“The protection of private property does more than promote market efficiency; it enhances the level of human freedom in the most intimate and personal parts of our lives.”
-- Richard Allen Epstein

#Doe #Levels #Politics

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