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{{DES | des = Libertarians have a dazzling array of conflicting and irrational single principles that they use to define their ideology. (Under Construction)| show=}}
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{{DES | des = Libertarians have a dazzling array of conflicting and irrational single principles that they use to define their ideology. These are all examples of [[Greedy Reductionism]].  There are many, many one-line descriptions such as "no initiation of force or fraud", but there are major problems with such descriptions. First, all such examples are heavily value-laden: ideas of "initiation", "force", and "fraud" vary greatly even among libertarians. Second, as libertarian David Friedman points out, such simple rules may dictate results that even libertarians find grossly undesirable. | show=}}
 
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; Self-ownership
 
; Self-ownership
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;Other people are not your property.
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;Party membership
 
;Party membership
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;Absolute rights (despotic dominion)
 
;Absolute rights (despotic dominion)
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;inalienable (unalienable) rights
 
;inalienable (unalienable) rights
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;non-aggression principle
 
;non-aggression principle
 
;non-coercion principle
 
;non-coercion principle
;non-interference (Lester)
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;non-interference (Lester, Billy Christmas)
 
;no proactive constraints (Lester)
 
;no proactive constraints (Lester)
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;no initiation of force or fraud
 
;no initiation of force or fraud
 
;Libertarianism claims to do nothing other than answer the question of when violence is permissible. (Cantwell)
 
;Libertarianism claims to do nothing other than answer the question of when violence is permissible. (Cantwell)
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;individual liberty
 
;individual liberty
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;liberty to be the most important value
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;the ideology which prioritizes liberty above other endeavors
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;maximize individual freedom
 
;maximize individual freedom
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:There is no way to maximize freedom, because every freedom for somebody removes freedom for others, as if there is a law of conservation of freedom.  Your freedom to run around naked removes my freedom to be spared the site of your pasty, hairy butt.  Your freedom to have property or consume something removes my freedom to use that part of the natural world.
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;All persons are entitled to maximum freedom consistent with equal liberty for all.
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:It is ludicrous to talk of maximizing freedoms without a means of MEASURING freedom, because there are always tradeoffs.  Your freedom to slander trades off with my freedom from slander.
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;Principle of Freedom: All people are free to think, believe, and act as they choose, as long as they do not infringe on the equal freedom of others.
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:Fine.  Everybody has equal freedom to kill or be killed.  Who has the biggest guns in that libertarian world?
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;For me, my core libertarian belief is that I have the freedom to do anything that causes no harm to others, their property, or nature.
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:Then you will have to stop breathing, because you are contributing to global warming.  You will have to live outside the market, because your participation increases demand which raises prices for others. Everything you do affects others some amount, often harmfully, even if miniscule.
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;Freedom is first of all our birthright (Murray)
 
;Freedom is first of all our birthright (Murray)
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;People are responsible for their own actions
 
;People are responsible for their own actions
;government should be as small as possible
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;concensus
 
;concensus
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;maximizing consent
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;pricing of everything
 
;pricing of everything
;a shared intuitive sense of what is mine and what is thine
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;contract
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;markets work
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;the free market isn't perfect, but it is the best available system
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;common law/torts
 
;common law/torts
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;responsibility
 
;responsibility
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;Libertarianism is about non-favoritism.
 
;Libertarianism is about non-favoritism.
 
;property
 
;property
 
;private property ethic
 
;private property ethic
 
;all rights are property rights
 
;all rights are property rights
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;rationality
 
;rationality
;contract
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;no public, only individuals
 
;no public, only individuals
 
;there is no social entity . . . . there are only individual people (Nozick)
 
;there is no social entity . . . . there are only individual people (Nozick)
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;a political movement that seeks to significantly reduce the size and scope of government
 
;a political movement that seeks to significantly reduce the size and scope of government
 
;minimal government
 
;minimal government
 
;small government
 
;small government
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;government should be as small as possible
 
;critique of government
 
;critique of government
;the free market isn't perfect, but it is the best available system
 
;you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone
 
;Other people are not your property.
 
;redistribution is the exploitation of the ‘makers’ by the ‘takers.’
 
 
;Libertarianism is a theory about the proper role of the state in society.
 
;Libertarianism is a theory about the proper role of the state in society.
 
;someone whose political views emphasize individual freedom by limiting the role of government.
 
;someone whose political views emphasize individual freedom by limiting the role of government.
 
;Libertarianism is the strand of liberal thought that focuses on the state as a threat to liberty.
 
;Libertarianism is the strand of liberal thought that focuses on the state as a threat to liberty.
;liberty to be the most important value
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;unnecessary intervention by the gov't
;All persons are entitled to maximum freedom consistent with equal liberty for all.
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;you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone
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;a shared intuitive sense of what is mine and what is thine
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;redistribution is the exploitation of the ‘makers’ by the ‘takers.
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;fiscally conservative, socially liberal
 
;fiscally conservative, socially liberal
;Principle of Freedom: All people are free to think, believe, and act as they choose, as long as they do not infringe on the equal freedom of others.
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;For me, my core libertarian belief is that I have the freedom to do anything that causes no harm to others, their property, or nature.
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;maximizing consent
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;Other people are not your property.
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;Libertarians uphold the sovereignty of each adult individual in social life.
 
;Libertarians uphold the sovereignty of each adult individual in social life.
;markets work
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;self determination
 
;self determination
;unnecessary intervention by the gov't
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;libertarians simply try to solve problems with more freedom instead of less
 
;libertarians simply try to solve problems with more freedom instead of less
;the ideology which prioritizes liberty above other endeavors
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; Neutrality means that if one person is allowed to do something, all are.
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;Neutrality means that if one person is allowed to do something, all are.
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; True libertarianism... [is]  allowing people to decide for themselves which societal projects they will support rather than requiring their participation (and, yes, especially their money) via the state’s monopoly on force.[https://crookedtimber.org/2020/06/09/broken-hearts/#comment-801482 Source.]
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;As a political philosophy libertarianism is based on the view that all individual humans are worthy of respect, and that their actions should not be subject to the coercive interference of another without just cause. [http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2017/09/can-libertarian-racist-anti-semite/ James Taylor]
 
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