"I'm a rational anarchist...
"A rational anarchist believes that concepts such as 'state' and 'society' and 'government' have no existence save as physically exemplified in the acts of self-responsible individuals. He believes that it is impossible to shift blame, share blame, distribute blame... as blame, guilt, responsibility are matters taking place inside human beings singly and nowhere else. But being rational, he knows that not all individuals hold his evaluations, so he tries to live perfectly in an imperfect world... aware that his effort will be less than perfect yet undismayed by self-knowledge of self-failure."
Professor Bernardo de la Paz in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert Heinlein
#libertarian #anarchocapitalism #heinlein #sciencefiction
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