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Quote from Cat Farmer,


"If you suppose that good intentions justify intruding on the lives and properties of your fellow citizens: Do you appreciate being the target of somebody else's good intentions, or haven't you had that particular dubious pleasure yet?"


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Cat Farmer (more quotes by Cat Farmer or books by/about Cat Farmer)


An anonymous internet pseudonym

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The quote originated in the late 1990s or early 2000s within early internet forums, email chains, and Usenet discussion groups dedicated to libertarianism, individual rights, and anarcho-capitalism.

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Altruist, Autocracy, Coercion, Collectivism, Conformity, Education, Egalitarian, Morality, Obedience, Persecution, Puritan, Religion, Resistance, Security, Socialism, Utopia, Welfare

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