Robert Nozick

"The state cannot justifiably impose one vision of the good life on all citizens."

"Property rights are natural rights that precede political society."

"Morality places absolute limits on what may be done to individuals."

"The distribution of goods must respect each person's inviolable rights."

"Free exchange between consenting parties produces just distributions."

"One's labor creates legitimate property claims in unowned things."

"Rectificatory justice addresses wrongs and their appropriate remedies."

"The minimal state protects rights without paternalistically directing citizens' lives."

"Individual rights are not conditional on producing the greatest aggregate good."

"Each person is an end in themselves, not a resource for others."

"Subjective experience does not determine the justice of distribution."

"Authority without consent lacks moral legitimacy."

"One cannot be forced to contribute to others' well-being against one's will."

"Rights constrain what distributions are compatible with justice."

"The separateness and distinctness of persons grounds constraints on conduct."

"Voluntary transactions produce entitlements even if outcomes seem unequal."

"Justice requires respecting each person's ability to shape their own destiny."

"Legitimate government exists only to protect pre-existing individual rights."

"One's life is one's own to live according to one's own values."

"Moral philosophy must begin with respect for individual autonomy."

"The pursuit of happiness must not come at the expense of others' rights."

"Justice involves giving each person what they are entitled to by moral principle."

"State enforcement of distributive patterns continuously violates liberty."

"One's rights establish a protective sphere around one's person and property."

"Legitimate institutions arise from the voluntary choices of free individuals."

"Consequences do not override deontological constraints on action."

"Each person is an inviolable end, deserving of absolute respect."

"The social contract cannot justify unlimited government power over individuals."

"Entitlements derive from just processes, not desired outcomes."

"Mutual benefit through exchange is the proper basis for association."