The Ethics of Liberty [Chapter 22]

First published in 1982, "The Ethics of Liberty" is a masterpiece of argumentation, and shockingly radical in its conclusions. Following up on Mises's demonstration that a society without private property degenerates into economic chaos, Rothbard shows that every interference with property represents a violent and unethical invasion that diminishes liberty and prosperity.

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[000Jordan]

Justice precedes law. To say that law defines justice would make justice arbitrary. Stealing from someone using coercive force is an injustice. Stealing from a huge number of people is a huge injustice. It doesn't matter that it's the state that does it and defines it as being legal.

[eesloan4]

murray was so incredibly brilliant

[DemocrataLiberal]

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[carlosjhr64]

I enjoyed listening very much, but

when doing philosophy,

we must use words with mathematical precision.

Rothbard calls the state criminal.

The problem is that crimes are legally defined, and thus defined by the state.

You can't say the state is evil either,

because that's theologically defined.

So really, you need to say that the state is

really, really bad,