Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; — Tom G. Palmer
Group personification obscures, rather than illuminates, important political questions. — Tom G. Palmer
Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves. — Tom G. Palmer
If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command? — Tom G. Palmer
It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives. — Tom G. Palmer
Libertarians argue that no normal adult has the right to impose choices on other normal adults — Tom G. Palmer
Bertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances — Tom G. Palmer
The government has become a mechanism for distributing largess, and your census form is your ticket. — Tom G. Palmer
To repeat, communitarians maintain that we are constituted as persons by our particular obligations — Tom G. Palmer
What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights. — Tom G. Palmer
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