1

If We Don’t Know Where We’re Going . . .

If we don’t know where we’re going, chances are we won’t get there!

2

Man and Society

In all of recorded history, men have never managed to establish a social order which didn’t institutionalize violations of freedom, peace, and justice—that is, a social order in which man could realize his full potential. This failure has been due to the fact that thinkers have never clearly and explicitly understood three things—namely, 1—the nature of man, 2—what kind of society this nature requires for men to realize their full potential, and 3—how to achieve and maintain such a society.

3

The Self-Regulating Market

4

Government—An Unnecessary Evil

PART II

A LAISSEZ-FAIRE SOCIETY

“Liberty—the mother, not the daughter, of order.”—Proudhon

5

A Free and Healthy Economy

6

Property—The Great Problem Solver

7

Arbitration of Disputes

8

Protection of Life and Property

Because man has a right to life, he has a right to defend that life. Without the right to self-defense, the right to life is a meaningless phrase. If a man has a right to defend his life against aggression, he also has a right to defend all his possessions, because these possessions are the results of his investment of time and energy (in other words, his investment of parts of his life) and are, thus, extensions of that life.

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Dealing With Coercion