Archives for Classic Works
The Force Which Shapes The World
Written by Linda and Morris Tannehill. But a discussion of how government could be dismantled and how free men could then build a laissez-faire society out of the pieces still doesn’t answer the question, “How do we get there?” Politicians are politicians because they enjoy wielding power over others...
Dealing With Coercion
Written by Linda and Morris Tannehill. Throughout history, the means of dealing with aggression (crime) has been punishment. Traditionally, it has been held that when a man commits a crime against society, the government, acting as the agent of society, must punish him. However, because punishment has not been...
Natural Law
This Classic Work was written by Lysander Spooner. Part One Chapter 1: The Science of Justice Section I The science of mine and thine—the science of justice—is the science of all human rights; of all a man’s rights of person and property; of all his rights to life, liberty, and...
The Delusion of Limited Government
Written by Butler Schaffer. This mantra continued to be invoked throughout the evening, as the speakers lamented the parallel diminution in liberty and expansion of state power: increased economic regulation, governments siphoning off some 45% of the wealth produced each year, and decreasing parental control over government schools (references...
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
This Classic Work was written by Henry David Thoreau. I heartily accept the motto, “That government is best which governs least”; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe — “That government...
The Abolition of War
Written by Morris and Linda Tannehill. A few hundred years ago, the devastation of periodic plagues and famines was unthinkingly accepted as a normal and inescapable part of human existence—they were held to be either visitations from an indignant God or nature’s means of wiping out “excess population.” Today,...
Arbitration of Disputes
Written by Morris and Linda Tannehill. Whenever men have dealings with one another, there is always a chance for disagreements and disputes to arise. Even when there has been no initiation of force, two persons can disagree over such matters as the terms and fulfillment of a contract or the...
