Nozick, Robert

"Voluntary association and exchange are just ways to change holdings."

"Individuals have rights, and there are things no person or group may do to them without violating those rights."

"The state is not the only legitimate force in society; individuals possess fundamental rights to their own lives and property."

"Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor."

"A minimal state, limited to the narrow functions of protection against force, theft, and fraud, is justified."

"Liberty upsets patterns; therefore it menaces all patterned principles of justice."

"The fundamental question is whether people have the right to do as they wish with their own holdings."

"Self-ownership means individuals are not the property of the state or any collective."

"Distributive justice cannot require continuous interference with people's lives and choices."

"Each person is an end in themselves and possesses inviolable rights."

"Voluntary exchange and free association are the foundation of legitimate social order."

"The pursuit of patterned justice requires constant surveillance and control over people's conduct."

"Property rights emerge from the application of one's labor to unowned resources."

"Historical entitlement determines what distribution of holdings is just."

"People may engage in any activity they choose, provided they do not harm others."

"Coercion prevents individuals from shaping their own lives according to their values."

"The rights of individuals cannot be overridden for the greater social good."

"Legitimate holdings arise through just acquisition, just transfer, and rectification of injustice."

"A just distribution cannot be maintained without continuous interference in people's choices."

"Morality constrains the actions of everyone equally, including collective bodies."

"Redistributive schemes treat people as means to social ends rather than ends in themselves."

"The minimal state respects the separateness and independence of individuals."

"Utilitarianism fails to account for the distinct moral status of each individual."

"Holding a just distribution requires preventing individuals from engaging in mutually beneficial exchanges."

"Natural rights are not granted by government but possessed inherently by all people."

"The entitlement theory of justice focuses on how holdings come to be rather than their pattern."

"Individuals cannot be used as tools for others' purposes without their consent."

"A society that respects rights will be dynamic and unpatterned in its distributions."

"Forced contribution to others' welfare violates the independence of the giver."

"The state monopoly on force is justified only to prevent rights violations."