Frank Chodorov Quotes

Frank Chodorov — American Writer born on December 29, 1887, died on December 29, 1966

Frank Chodorov was an American member of the Old Right, a group of libertarian thinkers who were non-interventionist in foreign policy and opposed both the American entry into World War II and the New Deal. He was called by Ralph Raico "the last of the Old Right greats.".. (wikipedia)

The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates.

All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.

When people say 'let's do something about it', they mean 'let's get hold of the political machinery so that we can do something to somebody else.' And that somebody is invariably you.

The pertinent question: if Americans did not want these wars should they have been compelled to fight them?

Frank Chodorov Quotes

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