What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray

What It Means to Be a Libertarian

A Personal Interpretation

Charles Murray

Crown · Print & ebook · December 29, 1997

Charles Murray believes that America's founders had it right--strict limits on the power of the central government and strict protection of the individual are the keys to a genuinely free society.

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Who it’s for
A compact, provocative case for limited government and individual freedom, grounded in classical libertarian principles.
Themes
Limited government, Individual liberty, Libertarian political philosophy
Genres
Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Civil Liberties

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Charles Murray believes that America's founders had it right--strict limits on the power of the central government and strict protection of the individual are the keys to a genuinely free society.

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In What It Means to Be a Libertarian, he proposes a government reduced to the barest essentials: an executive branch consisting only of the White House and trimmed-down departments of state, defense, justice, and environment protection; a Congress so limited in power that it meets only a few months each year; and a federal code stripped of all but a handful of regulations. Combining the tenets of classical Libertarian philosophy with his own highly-original, always provocative thinking, Murray shows why less government advances individual happiness and promotes more vital communities and a richer culture. By applying the truths our founders held to be self-evident to today's most urgent social and political problems, he creates a clear, workable vision for the future.

Liberty, Reconsidered

A compact, provocative case for limited government and individual freedom, grounded in classical libertarian principles.

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  • A defense of classical libertarian principles
  • A vision of federal power pared to essentials

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  • Founding principles applied to current political problems
  • An argument linking freedom with community and cultural vitality

Where it sits

Libertarianism100%
Civil Liberties41%
Political Philosophy33%

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  • Democracy
  • Political Parties
  • Libertarianism
Authors
Charles Murray
Publisher
Crown
Published
December 29, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Limited government · Individual liberty · Libertarian political philosophy
Reading lane
Democracy