
What It Means to Be a Libertarian
A Personal Interpretation
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
Expect
- Founding principles applied to current political problems
- An argument linking freedom with community and cultural vitality
Where it sits
| Libertarianism | 100% |
|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | 41% |
| Political Philosophy | 33% |
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Publisher categories
- 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