The remains of the Roman Forum, Coliseum, and the palaces of Palatine Hill, are proof that empires fall, despite the wonders created by the political class in attempts to placate the masses. In addition, these sites show that every empire needs a war for victories, and enemies for threats. Sadly, we have not learned these lessons.
[This article is taken from chapter 19 of The Ethics of Liberty.
Economic freedom in fact reduces unemployment to levels significantly below those in less free countries. The Amish may hold the secret to full employment, but rejection of modern capitalism is full employment in poverty and hardship, not the rich fruits of progress.
Not only are there no human rights which are not also property rights, but the former rights lose their absoluteness and clarity and become fuzzy and vulnerable when property rights are not used as the standard.
There is no such thing as a right to privacy except the right to protect one's property from invasion.
The absolute right to run away is the child's ultimate expression of his right of self-ownership, regardless of age.
Seems the Communist Chinese have a better grasp of the sanctity of property rights than many US municipalities.
