Quotable - Stateless Standard

Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself. -- Thomas Jefferson

Paper is Poverty

When politicians say "I'm in politics," it may or may not be possible to trust them, but when they say, "I'm in public service," you know you should flee. -- Albert Jay Nock

The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight-of-hand that was ever invented. -- Josiah Stamp

Money From Nothing

People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders. This is well known among our principle men now engaged in forming an imperialism of capitalism to govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common herd. -- J.P. Morgan

Dividing the People

The State is a Cult

The State is a Cult

Two wings, same bird of prey.

October 21, 2025

The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed we have tried law , compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of. -- Albert J. Nock

The Practical Reason for Freedom

Money does not pay for anything, never has, never will. It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services. -- Albert Jay Nock

The purpose of government is for those who run it to plunder those who do not. -- Thomas DiLorenzo

Purpose is Plunder

Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, wiretapped, injected, censored, injected, ticketed, disarmed, beaten, vilified, detained, and maybe shot by government agents. Politicians are hell-bent on protecting citizens against everything except Uncle Sam. Is America becoming a Cage Keeper Democracy where voters merely ratify the latest demolition of their rights and liberties? -- James Bovard

Land of the Free 2025