"Libertarianism is not libertinism or hedonism. It is not a claim that "people can do anything they want to, and nobody else can say anything." Rather, libertarianism proposes a society of liberty under law, in which individuals are free to pursue their own lives so long as they respect the equal rights of others. The rule of law means that individuals are governed by generally applicable and spontaneously developed legal rules, not by arbitrary commands; and that those rules should protect the freedom of individuals to pursue happiness in their own ways, not aim at any particular result or outcome."
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David Boaz
David Boaz (August 29, 1953 – June 7, 2024) was the executive vice president of the influential libertarian U.S think tank the Cato Institute. He played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement.
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