"The more laws and regulations, the more thieves and robbers there will be" - Lao Tzu

"The Taoists were the world's first Libertarians." - Murray Rothbard

"The more artificial taboos and restrictions there are in the world, the more the people are impoverished - The more that laws and regulations are given prominence, the more thieves and robbers there will be." - Lao Tzu (600 BC)

Thanks to Aaron Egon Moser