"I think libertarianism does appeal to most people because that's how we lead our lives until the state gets involved. We lead our lives in voluntary interactions with other folks, and we follow what libertarians call the nonaggression axiom which means you're not supposed to initiate force against someone else except, of course, in defence of your own liberty or property. So that's something that's the Golden Rule, and that's something we can all relate to."
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9:44 P.M. — This quote is effectively a condensed version of Alexander S. Peak's "Libertarianism: Ideology for the Common Man" (15 January 2008), which also references libertarianism's appeal to the common person, voluntary interactions in society, libertarianism's prohibition on initiatory force, and the connection between libertarianism and the Golden Rule.
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Glenn Jacobs
Glenn Jacobs (b. 26 April 1967) is an American politician. He was elected mayor of Knox County, Tennessee in 2018 as a Republican. He was a libertarian, co-founding the Tennessee Liberty Alliance.
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