Can we picture a world in which no man is free to take any action whatsoever without prior approval by everyone else in society? Clearly no man would be able to do anything, and the human race would quickly perish. But if a world of zero or near-zero self- ownership spells death for the human race, then any steps in that direction also contravene the law of what is best for man and his life on earth.

- Murray Rothbard