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* [[There Is No Simple Description Of Libertarianism]]
 
* [[There Is No Simple Description Of Libertarianism]]
There are many, many one-line descriptions such as "no initiation of force or fraud", but there are major problems with such descriptions.  First, the statement is 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.  Such as giving back land to the American Indians.
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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.  Such as giving back land to the American Indians.
  
 
* [[Libertarians Misunderstand Rights]]
 
* [[Libertarians Misunderstand Rights]]

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