Quote by Nozick, Robert
"Violations of rights cannot be justified by appeals to social welfare."
More from Nozick, Robert
"Individuals have rights, and there are things no person or group may do to them without violating their rights."
"The state is not the only thing that matters - individual liberty has intrinsic value."
"A minimal state, limited to the narrow functions of protection against force, theft, and fraud, is justified."
"Distributive justice cannot simply be imposed by the state; people's holdings depend on how they came about."