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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024

He that, in the state of nature, would take away the freedom that belongs to any one in that state, must necessarily be supposed to have a design to take away every thing else, that freedom being the foundation of all the rest; as he that, in the state of society, would take away the freedom belonging to those of that society or commonwealth, must be supposed to design to take away from them every thing else, and so be looked on as in a state of war.
 
–  John Locke, The Second Treatise of Civil Government [1690]

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October 31, 2024
Libertarians Should Never Join Up with Statists to Support Statism
Libertarian supporters of America’s socialist system of immigration controls often quote Milton Friedman, who said that you can’t have both open borders and a welfare state. The notion is that foreigners will come to America to get on welfare, which will result in higher taxes for American citizens. Therefore, the argument...
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