Robert Nozick

"The minimal state is the most extensive state that can be justified."

"Liberty upsets patterns."

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

"There is no justified sacrifice of some of us for others."

"How does one worship a non-existent god, and what would this have to do with the existence of God?"

"Side constraints on actions reflect the underlying Kantian principle that individuals are ends, not merely means."

"The state may not use its coercive apparatus for the purpose of getting some citizens to aid others."

"Utilitarianism does not take seriously the distinction between persons."

"Voluntary association is a fundamental principle of a free society."

"One cannot require another to sacrifice their rights for the greater good."

"Patterned principles of distributive justice cannot be continuously realized."

"The entitlement theory holds that just distribution depends on how things came to be distributed."

"Rights serve as constraints on the actions others may perform."

"Self-ownership is the fundamental right from which others derive."

"Consent and voluntary exchange are the only legitimate basis for political obligation."

"Historical principles of justice look to how something actually came about."

"The question of whether some property arrangement is just depends upon how it came to be."

"A person may not be used merely as a means to another's ends without their consent."

"The separateness of persons is morally fundamental."

"One's holdings are just if one is entitled to them by justice in acquisition and transfer."

"Illegitimate state action violates the rights of individuals by treating them as means."

"Freedom is more important than equality in a just society."

"The night-watchman state is limited to protection against force, theft, and fraud."

"Moral constraints on action are not merely side effects but reflect deep truths about persons."

"We should understand rights as trumps held by individuals."

"The basis of justice is desert, not need or preference."

"Coercive redistribution violates individual liberty and property rights."

"One has the right to act on one's own conception of the good life."

"Social contract theory misunderstands the nature of legitimate authority."

"Individuals may pursue their own projects and life plans without state interference."