We Can Have Unity or We Can Have Freedom. We Can't Have Both.

We Can Have Unity or We Can Have Freedom. We Can’t Have Both.

01/28/2026 Ryan McMaken

While unity sounds like a nice thing to have, when it comes to politics and nation-states, experience repeatedly shows that unity is the tool of those who build state power at the expense of freedom.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/we-can-have-unity-or-we-can-have-freedom-we-cant-have-both

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