Josiah Warren

“Liberty, then, is the sovereignty of the individual.”

“Cost is the only rational limit of price.”

“The only way to get freedom is to take it.”

“Man seeks freedom as the magnet seeks the pole or water its level.”

“Society must be so converted as to preserve the sovereignty of every individual inviolate.”

“Every one has a right to do whatsoever he wills, provided he does not encroach upon the equal right of every other person.”

“The sovereignty of the individual is the highest and final principle of all human association.”

“It is not the love of money, but the love of power which is the root of all evil.”

“To preserve the sovereignty of the individual, all connections and combinations must be voluntary.”

“A just and harmonious society can be founded only on the principle of the sovereignty of the individual.”

“The only proper and legitimate object of legislation is the security of person and property.”

“The connecting of interests is the first step toward the surrender of individual sovereignty.”

“The present state of society is a state of war.”