Robert Nozick (1938–2002)

11/17/2010 Jeff Riggenbach

When he was in his 20s, having newly discovered libertarian ideas, having read Rand, Rothbard, Mises, Hayek, and others, having met Rothbard and conversed with him at length, Nozick was fired up with excitement.

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