Robert Nozick

"No one has a right to force another to aid them."

"The notion of collective responsibility obscures individual moral agency."

"Belief in rights is compatible with diverse political systems."

"Restitution must account for how injustices have shaped the world."

"One's talents belong to oneself, not to society."

"Experience machines teach us something fundamental about value."

"We cannot ignore how people come to possess their holdings."

"The state exists to protect rights, not to reshape society."

"Moral absolutes exist independent of our preferences."

"Treating people as ends requires respecting their choices."

"Justice requires examining the actual history of holdings."

"Entitlement depends on background conditions and transactions."

"Consent cannot justify what violates fundamental rights."

"The question of legitimacy cannot be sidestepped by appeal to consequences."

"Patterns cannot be maintained without constant interference."

"Self-determination is a core human value."

"We should examine whether our principles are truly principles we hold."

"Rights impose constraints, not merely goals."

"The meaning of justice lies in process, not only outcome."

"Philosophical work requires considering counterintuitive conclusions."

"No person is a tool for others' benefit."

"State power must be limited by individual rights."

"The distribution resulting from a just process is itself just."

"Freedom is incompatible with extensive state control."

"We often assume what needs justification."

"Moral argument can reshape our political understanding."

"Property rights emerge from legitimate acquisition."

"Legitimacy cannot be established by appeals to welfare alone."

"The boundary between persons is morally significant."

"Voluntary exchange respects people's autonomy."