Proudly delegitimizing the state since 2005
"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert
"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker
"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison
"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman
—Henry David Thoreau
"Free association . . . the only true form of society."
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
8 comments:
That's terrible news. I'm so sorry.
Tom was one of the great heroes of liberty of the past half century. His work had severed the chains on so many wrongfully incarcerated people. He will be greatly missed.
The most underappreciated libertarian.
The worst news. I really thought that he would live forever. The last time I heard him interviewed was on an Australian radio program. I think he was 90 at the time. It was amazing how sharp he still was.
And I agree with Sheldon. He was one libertarian that too many libertarians don't really know about or purposely downplay.
It's amazing how many libertarians think his field was psychiatry or psychology. His field was self-responsibility and the myriad ways the State mocks it.
I like to think Thomas Szasz is in a good space right now, having achieved so much in one lifetime and now having shed his mortal shell. The fight isn't over for the rest of us and I believe for him it goes on, too.
It is time for the younger generation to continue the fight.
Dr. Szasz was probably the most brave and brilliant man I have ever met /read.
He ranks with Shakespeare , Newton.
My life's greatest pleasure was a new book which I read from cover to cover with glee. What a scholar!
I am sure he was an amazing counselor; one could tell by his casual off the subject throw away lines about life which were so profound.No more new Szasz books.I am so sad. Mostly for me. He seemed to negotiate life's toughness very well!
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