From Murray Rothbard’s For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto (1973) Society and the Individual We have talked at length of individual rights; but what, it may be asked, of the “rights of society”? Don’t they supersede the rights of the mere individual? The libertarian, however, is an individualist; he believes that one of the [...]
CONTINUE READINGFrom John Locke’s Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690) CHAP. VII. Of Political or Civil Society. Sec. 77. God having made man such a creature, that in his own judgment, it was not good for him to be alone, put him under strong obligations of necessity, convenience, and inclination to drive him into society, as [...]
CONTINUE READINGWho Owns You? Does anyone other than you have the right to tell you what you can do to your body, or with your property? This video explores the fundamental concepts of Frederic Bastiat and John Locke on the issue of individual liberty and ownership of person and property.
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