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,= A C5TURY1 AN>*I/S HAVE US$ ! WORD 'LIB]T>IAN' AS A 
SYNONYM = 'AN>*I/'1 BO? AS A N\N & AN ADJECTIVE4 ,! 
CELEBRAT$ AN>*I/ J\RNAL ,LE ,LIB]TAIRE WAS F\ND$ 9 #a#h#i#e4 
,H[EV]1 MU* MORE REC5TLY ! WORD HAS BE5 APPROPRIAT$ BY 
V>I\S ,AM]ICAN FREE-M>KET PHILOSOPH]S - ,DAVID ,FRI$MAN1 
,ROB]T ,NOZICK1 ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D1 & ,ROB]T ,PAUL ,WOLFF - SO IT 
IS NECESS>Y TO EXAM9E ! MOD]N 9DIVIDUALI/ 'LIB]T>IAN' 
RESPONSE FROM ! /&PO9T ( ! AN>*I/ TRADITION4 

,9 APPROA*+ ?IS !ME1 ONE OB/ACLE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE IS ! 
,G]MAN ADVOCATE ( 'CONSCI\S EGOISM'1 ,MAX ,/IRN]4 ,HE WAS BORN 
,JOHANN ,CASP> ,S*MIDT 7#a#h#f-#e#f7 & HIS BOOK1 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#h#d#e1 
,D] ,E9ZIGE UND SE9 ,EIG5TUM1 WAS TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI% 9 #aig 
AS ,! ,EGO & ,HIS ,[N4 ,I HAVE MADE SEV]AL EF=TS TO READ ?IS 
BOOK1 BUT HAVE CONT9UALLY F\ND IT 9COMPREH5SIBLE4 ,I US$ TO 
EXCUSE MYSELF ) ! COMM5T ?AT ! CULT ( ! ',EGO' SEEM$ TO 
ME AS DI/A/EFUL AS ,NIETZS*E'S ',SUP]MAN'1 BUT AN>*I/ ADMIR]S 
( ,/IRN] ASSURE ME ?AT HIS APPROA* IS QUITE DIFF]5T FROM 
,NIETZS*E'S4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT ,/IRN]'S 'CONSCI\S EGOISM' DOES NOT 9 
ANY WAY D5Y ! HUMAN T5D5CY T[>DS ALTRUI/IC BEHAVIOR1 
PRECISELY BECAUSE \R [N SELF-IMAGE IS GRATIFI$ BY ! WAY WE 
P]CEIVE \RSELVES AS SOCIAL BE+S4 ,!Y ALSO DRAW MY ATT5TION TO 
,/IRN]'S ANTICIPATION ( ! LAT] P]CEPTION BY ,ROB]T ,MI*ELS ( 
AN 'IRON LAW ( OLIG>*Y'1 DIAGNOS+ AN 9BUILT T5D5CY ( ALL 
HUMAN 9/ITUTIONS TO OSSIFY 9TO OPPRESSIVE BODIES1 :I* HAVE TO 
BE OPPOS$ 9 ! NAME ( 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY4 

,F> MORE TYPICAL ?AN ,/IRN] ( ! AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALI/ CURR5T 
WAS A LONG S]IES ( ,AM]ICAN ACTIVI/S & 9NOVATORS1 PR$AT+ 
! VIGOR\S HI/ORY ( AN>*I/ PROPAG&A AMONG NUM]\S 
IMMIGRANT GR\PS ( ! LATE #a#i? & E>LY #b? C5TURIES3 
,G]MAN1 ,RUSSIAN1 ,JEWI%1 ,SW$I%1 ,DUT*1 ,ITALIAN1 & ,SPANI%4 
,SU* GUIDEBOOKS AS ,JAMES ,J4 ,M>T9'S ,M5 ,AGA9/ ! ,/ATE 
7:I* FIR/ APPE>$ 9 #a#i#e#c7 & ,DAVID ,DE,LEON'S ,! ,AM]ICAN 
AS ,AN>*I/3 ,REFLECTIONS ON ,9DIG5\S ,RADICALISM 7:I* FIR/ 
APPE>$ 9 #a#i#g#h7 PROVIDE A RI* & V>I$ HI/ORY 9 ! ,UNIT$ 
,/ATES ( 9V5TIVE 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL AN>*I/ >GUM5T & 
EXP]IM5T4 

,! IMMIGRANT TRADITION WAS ( SOCIAL & COLLECTIVE V5TURES 
RAPIDLY GR[+ 9TO DEEPLY ROOT$ ORGANIZATIONS = WELF>E & 
CONVIVIALITY4 ,IT 9CLUD$ WORK]S' UNIONS1 S*OOLS1 & COOP]ATIVES4 
,! 9DIG5\S TRADITION WAS F> MORE 9DIVIDUALI/IC BUT ITS 
PROTAGONI/S HAVE HAD A REM>KABLE RANGE ( IMPACTS ON ,AM]ICAN 
LIFE4 ,!IR *RONICL]S DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! IDEOLOGIES ( !SE 
LIB]T>IANS ( ! ,LEFT1 & ?AT ( ! LIB]T>IANS ( ! ,RI<T4 ,AS 
,DAVID ,DE,LEON SEP>ATES !M3 ',:ILE ! LIB]T>IANS ( ! ,RI<T 
DESPISE ! /ATE BECAUSE IT H9D]S ! FRE$OM ( PROP]TY1 ,LEFT 
LIB]T>IANS CONDEMN ! /ATE BECAUSE IT IS A BA/ION ( PROP]TY4' 

,! FIR/ ( !SE LUM9>IES WAS ,JOSIAH ,W>R5 7#a#g#i#h-#a#h#g#d7 :O1 
DISAPPO9T$ BY ! FAILURE ( ,ROB]T ,[5'S COOP]ATIVE COLONY ( 
,NEW ,H>MONY1 SET UP A ,TIME ,/ORE 9 ,C9C9NATI1 :OSE CU/OM]S 
B\<T GOODS 9 RETURN = 'LABOR NOTES' PROMIS+ ! TRAD] AN 
EQUIVAL5T PRODUCT OR S]VICE4 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY A COOP]ATIVE 
,VILLAGE ( ,EQUITY 9 ,OHIO1 ! LONG-LIV$ 'MUTUALI/' VILLAGE ( 
,UTOPIA1 & ! COMMUNITY ( ,MOD]N ,TIMES ON ,LONG ,ISL& ?AT 
SIMIL>LY RETA9$ ITS COOP]ATIVE *>ACT] = AT LEA/ #b YE>S4 
,W>R5'S BELIEF 9 ! IMPORTANCE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL L$ HIM TO 
ADVOCATE COMMUNAL KIT*5S1 TO 'RELIEVE ! FEMALES ( ! FAMILY 
FROM ! FULL1 MILL-HORSE DRUDG]Y TO :I* !Y O!RWISE >E 
IRRETRIEVABLY DOOM$'4 

,LYS&] ,SPOON] 7#a#h#h-#h#g7 WANT$ AN ,AM]ICA ( SELF-EMPLOY$ 
9DIVIDUALS %>+ EQUAL ACCESS TO CR$IT4 ,HE >GU$1 TOO1 ?AT 

IF A MAN HAS NEV] CONS5T$ OR AGRE$ TO SUPPORT A GOV]NM5T1 HE 
BREAKS NO FAI? 9 REFUS+ TO SUPPORT IT4 ,& IF HE MAKES W> ON IT1 
HE DOES SO AS AN OP5 5EMY1 & NOT AS A TRAITOR4 

,/EPH5 ,PE>L ,&REWS 7#a#h#a#b-#h#f7 SIMIL>LY ACCEPT$ ?AT ! 
SOV]EIGNTY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL APPLI$ TO EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL4 
,CONSEQU5TLY1 AS ,PET] ,M>%ALL EXPLA9S1 

,HE CONSI/5TLY OPPOS$ SLAV]Y & TRI$ TO FREE ! /ATE ( ,TEXAS 
BY RAIS+ MONEY TO BUY (F ALL ( ITS SLAVES BUT ! W> ) ,MEXICO 
9T]V5$4 ,HE ALSO >GU$ ?AT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR & FAMILY LIFE 
%\LD BE MATT]S ( P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY BEYOND ! CONTROL ( 
,*UR* & ,/ATE4 

,LIKE ?AT ( ,W>R51 ! 9DIVIDUALISM ( ,S4 ,P4 ,&REWS L$ HIM TO 
RECOMM5D COMMUNAL NURS]IES1 9FANT S*OOLS1 & COOP]ATIVE 
CAFET]IAS1 9 ORD] TO LIB]ATE WOM54 

,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 7#a#h#e#d-#a#i#c#i7 WAS1 9 HIS DAY1 ! BE/-KN[N ( 
! ,AM]ICAN 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S1 S9CE HIS J\RNAL ,LIB]TY 
LA/$ A QU>T] ( A C5TURY1 UNTIL HIS ,BO/ON PR9T+ %OP WAS 
BURN$ D[N 9 #a#i#g4 ,HE WAS ALSO ! PIONE] TRANSLATOR ( 
,PR\DHON & ,BAKUN94 

,BUT AMONG ! ,AM]ICAN LIB]T>IANS ( ! #a#i? C5TURY1 ! 
MO/ 9DIVIDUAL & ! BE/ REMEMB]$ IS ,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU 
7#a#h#a#g-#f#b74 ,HIS FAM\S BOOK ,WALD5 IS AN ACC\NT ( ! TWO YE>S 
HE SP5T SEEK+ SELF-SUFFICI5CY 9 ! HUT HE BUILT = HIMSELF NE> 
,CONCORD1 ,MASSA*USETTS4 ,?IS DID NOT IMPLY A )DRAWAL FROM 
,AM]ICAN LIFE1 = ! MAN :O DECL>$ ?AT ! SOLDI]'S NATURAL 
5EMY IS ! GOV]NM5T ?AT DRILLS HIM WAS HIS C\NTRY'S MO/ 
=?RI<T SUBV]SIVE4 ,ONE ( HIS ESSAYS1 USUALLY CALL$ ',ON ! 
DUTY ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE'1 ?\< ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 #ahdi AS 
',RESI/ANCE TO CIVIL GOV]NM5T'1 ATTRACT$ NO ATT5TION AT ! TIME1 
BUT SUBSEQU5TLY 9FLU5C$ BO? ,TOL/OY & ,G&HI 7:O READ IT 
9 PRISON 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA74 ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ READ IT AS A /UD5T 
9 ,ATLANTA1 & RECALL$ ?AT1 

,FASC9AT$ BY ! IDEA ( REFUS+ TO COOP]ATE ) AN EVIL SY/EM1 
,I WAS SO DEEPLY MOV$ ?AT ,I R]EAD ! WORK SEV]AL TIMES4 ,?IS 
WAS MY FIR/ 9TELLECTUAL CONTACT ) ! !ORY ( NONVIOL5T 
RESI/ANCE4 

,?OREAU'S ESSAY ON CIVIL DISOB$I5CE1 ORIG9AT+ 9 HIS S5SE ( 
\TRAGE AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES' GOV]NM5T'S ,MEXICAN ,W> & AT 
! CONT9UANCE ( BLACK SLAV]Y1 BEGAN ITS HI/ORY AS A LECTURE 
TO HIS FELL[ CITIZ5S AT ! ,CONCORD ,LYCEUM 9 #a#h#d#h4 ,:5 ! 
ABOLITIONI/ ,JOHN ,BR[N TOOK UP >MS AGA9/ ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 
9 #ahei & WAS CONDEMN$ TO DEA?1 ,?OREAU1 AGA9/ SOME 
OPPOSITION1 DELIV]$ AN ADDRESS 9 ! ,T[N ,HALL CALL$ ',A ,PLEA 
= ,CAPTA9 ,JOHN ,BR[N'4 ,MANY DECADES LAT] ,HAVELOCK ,ELLIS 
REM>K$ ?AT ,?OREAU WAS '! ONE MAN 9 ,AM]ICA TO RECOGNIZE 
! GREATNESS ( ! OCCASION & TO /& UP PUBLICLY ON HIS SIDE'4 

,ANO!R REM>KABLE ,AM]ICAN 9DIVIDUALI/1 ,R&OLPH ,B\RNE 
7#a#h#h#f-#a#i#a#h71 9V5T$ A FAM\S PHRASE DUR+ ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 
AS HE OBS]V$ ! PROCESS BY :I* HIS C\NTRY WAS MAN\EVR$ 
9TO P>TICIPAT+ 9 ?AT W>4 ',W> IS ! HEAL? ( ! /ATE'1 HE 
CLAIM$1 & HE EXPLA9$ ?AT 

,! ,/ATE IS ! ORGANIZATION ( ! H]D TO ACT (F5SIVELY OR 
DEF5SIVELY AGA9/ ANO!R H]D SIMIL>LY ORGANIZ$4 ,W> S5DS ! 
CURR5T ( PURPOSE & ACTIVITY FL[+ D[N TO ! L[E/ LEVEL ( 
! H]D1 & TO ITS MO/ REMOTE BRAN*ES4 ,ALL ! ACTIVITIES ( 
SOCIETY >E L9K$ TOGE!R AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE TO ?IS C5TRAL PURPOSE 
( MAK+ A MILIT>Y (F5SIVE OR MILIT>Y DEF5SE1 & ! ,/ATE 
BECOMES :AT 9 PEACETIME IT HAS VA9LY /RUGGL$ TO BECOME 4 4 4 
,! SLACK IS TAK5 UP1 ! CROSS-CURR5TS FADE \T1 & ! NATION 
MOVES LUMB]+LY & SL[LY1 BUT ) EV] ACCEL]AT$ SPE$ 
& 9TEGRATION1 T[>DS ! GREAT 5D1 T[>DS ?AT PEACEFULNESS 
( BE+ AT W> 4 4 4 

,HIS P]CEPTION ( ! WAY ?AT #b?-C5TURY GOV]NM5TS HAVE 
BE5 ABLE TO MANUFACTURE & MANIPULATE OP9ION IS AMPLY 
DEMON/RAT$ BY EV5TS 9 ! #i YE>S S9CE HE WAS WRIT+4 
,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALI/ PROTE/]S HAVE LOBBI$ 9 ! 
/REETS AGA9/ ! POLICIES ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T EV] 
S9CE4 ,ONE WAS ,AMMON ,H5NACY1 ALWAYS DESCRIB$ AS '! ONE-MAN 
REVOLUTION'1 :O MA9TA9$ A CONT9UAL 9DIVIDUAL PROTE/ AGA9/ 
,UNIT$ ,/ATES IMP]IALISM1 FROM ! ,EA/ ,COA/ TO ! ,S\?WE/1 
& ANO!R WAS ,DORO?Y ,DAY ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,WORK] ,MOVEM5T1 
:O TE/IFI$ = MANY DECADES ( ! #b? C5TURY TO H] FAI? 9 
SELF-ORGANIZ+ COOP]ATIVE COMMUNITIES1 :I* 9 POLITICAL T]MS 
HAS TO BE DESCRIB$ AS AN>*ISM4 

,SOME TIME LAT]1 9 ! #a#i#gS1 A S]IES ( BOOKS1 FROM ACADEMICS 
RA!R ?AN ACTIVI/S1 PROCLAIM$ A DIFF]5T /YLE ( ,AM]ICAN 
LIB]T>IANISM4 ,!Y W]E ,ROB]T ,PAUL ,WOLFF'S ,9 ,DEF5SE ( 
,AN>*ISM2 ,ROB]T ,NOZICK'S ,AN>*Y1 ,/ATE & ,UTOPIA2 
,DAVID ,FRI$MAN'S ,! ,MA*9]Y ( ,FRE$OM2 & ,MURRAY 
,RO?B>D'S ,= A ,NEW ,LIB]TY3 ,! ,LIB]T>IAN ,MANIFE/O4 
,?IS PHALANX ( AU?ORS HAVE PROVID$ ! 'IDEOLOGICAL 
SUP]/RUCTURE' ( ! SW+ TO ! ,RI<T 9 F$]AL & LOCAL 
POLITICS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & 9 ,BRITI% POLITICS = ! AIM 
( 'ROLL+ BACK ! FRONTI]S ( ! ,/ATE'1 :I* WAS ACTUALLY A 
CLOAK = 9CREAS$ SUBS]VI5CE TO C5TRAL DECISION-MAK+4 
,ROB]T ,PAUL ,WOLFF CLAIM$ ?AT 'PHILOSOPHICAL AN>*ISM W\LD 
SEEM TO BE ! ONLY REASONABLE BELIEF = AN 5LI<T5$ MAN'4 
,ROB]T ,NOZICK IS SAID BY ! HI/ORIAN ,PET] ,M>%ALL TO HAVE 
'HELP$ TO MAKE LIB]T>IAN & AN>*I/ !ORY ACCEPTABLE 9 
ACADEMIC CIRCLES' - NO SMALL A*IEVEM5T2 :ILE ,DAVID ,FRI$MAN 
HAS POPUL>IZ$ = AN ,AM]ICAN READ]%IP ! >GUM5T ( 
,FRI$RI* VON ,HAYEK ?AT WELF>E LEGISLATION IS ! FIR/ /EP ON ,! 
,ROAD TO ,S]FDOM4 

,PET] ,M>%ALL SEES ! ECONOMI/ ,MURRAY ,RO?B>D AS ! MO/ 
AW>E ( ! ACTUAL AN>*I/ TRADITION AMONG ! AN>*O- 
CAPITALI/ APOLOGI/S3 

,HE WAS ORIG9ALLY REG>D$ AS AN EXTREME RI<T-W+ ,REPUBLICAN1 
BUT W5T ON TO $IT ,LA ,BOETIE'S LIB]T>IAN CLASSIC ,( ,VOLUNT>Y 
,S]VITUDE & N[ CALLS HIMSELF AN AN>*I/4 ',IF Y\ WI% TO KN[ 
H[ ! LIB]T>IANS REG>D ! ,/ATE & ANY ( ITS ACTS1' HE WROTE 9 
,= A ,NEW ,LIB]TY1 'SIMPLY ?9K ( ! ,/ATE AS A CRIM9AL B&1 & 
ALL ! LIB]T>IAN ATTITUDES WILL LOGICALLY FALL 9TO PLACE4' ,HE R$UCES 
! LIB]T>IAN CRE$ TO ONE C5TRAL AXIOM1 '?AT NO MAN OR GR\P ( 
M5 MAY AGGRESS AGA9/ ! P]SON OR PROP]TY ( ANYONE ELSE4' 
,NEI!R ! ,/ATE NOR ANY PRIVATE P>TY !RE=E CAN 9ITIATE 
OR ?REAT5 ! USE ( =CE AGA9/ ANY P]SON = ANY PURPOSE4 
,FREE 9DIVIDUALS %\LD REGULATE !IR AFFAIRS & DISPOSE ( !IR 
PROP]TY ONLY BY VOLUNT>Y AGREEM5T BAS$ ON CONTRACTUAL 
OBLIGATION4 

,RO?B>D IS AW>E ( A TRADITION1 BUT HE IS S+UL>LY UNAW>E ( 
! OLD PROV]B ?AT FRE$OM = ! PIKE MEANS DEA? = ! 
M9N[4 ,= ! BLEAK FACTS AB\T ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ECONOMY >E 
?AT #a.0 ( ITS CITIZ5S POSSESS #h#e.0 ( ! NATION'S NET WEAL?1 & 
?AT ?IS M9ORITY >E ALSO ! PEOPLE :O B5EFIT FROM EV]Y 
R$UCTION 9 ! NATION'S SOCIAL WELF>E BUDGET4 

,! LIB]T>IANS ( ! ,RI<T HAVE1 NEV]!LESS1 A FUNCTION 9 
! SPECTRUM ( AN>*I/ DISCUSSION4 ,EV]Y AN>*I/ PROPAG&I/ 
F9DS ?AT ! AUDI5CE OR READ]%IP IS P]PLEX$ BY ! V]Y 
IDEA ?AT IT MI<T BE POSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE HUMAN LIFE )\T 
GOV]NM5T4 ,?AT IS :Y ,KROPOTK91 AS A LIB]T>IAN ( ! ,LEFT1 AS 
WE SAW 9 ,*APT] #c1 9SI/$ ?AT AN>*I/ PROPAG&I/S %\LD 
ID5TIFY NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION = ?OSE FUNCTIONS ?AT ! /ATE 
N[ FULFILLS ?R\< BUREAUCRACY4 

,MURRAY ,RO?B>D WAS ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( A ,LIB]T>IAN ,P>TY 9 
! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 SEEK+1 AS ,PET] ,M>%ALL EXPLA9S1 TO ABOLI% 
'! 5TIRE ,F$]AL REGULATORY APP>ATUS AS WELL AS SOCIAL SECURITY1 
WELF>E1 PUBLIC $UCATION & TAXATION'1 & URG+ ! ,UNIT$ 
,/ATES 'TO )DRAW FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS & ITS =EIGN 
COMMITM5TS1 & TO R$UCE ITS MILIT>Y =CES TO ?OSE REQUIR$ 
= M9IMAL DEF5SE4' 

,BEYOND AN ASPIRATION TO REPEAL ALL 'VICTIMLESS CRIME' LAWS1 WE DID NOT 
LE>N AB\T ANY COMMITM5T TO A *ANGE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES P5AL 
SY/EM1 :I* N[ IMPRISONS A L>G] PROPORTION ( ! POPULATION 
?AN ANY O!R NATION ?AT KEEPS RELIABLE RECORDS4 ,BUT 9 ANY CASE1 
! O!R PHILOSOPH]S ( ! NEW LIB]T>IAN ,RI<T SEEM TO HAVE A 
LESS SWEEP+ AG5DA4 ,ROB]T ,PAUL ,WOLFF1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ! #aiih 
REPR9T ( HIS BOOK ,9 ,DEF5SE ( ,AN>*ISM1 SUGGE/S ?AT 'A SY/EM 
( 9-!-HOME VOT+ MA*9ES BE SET UP'1 EA* ( !M 'ATTA*$ TO 
! TELEVISION SET'1 TO DECIDE SOCIAL & POLITICAL ISSUES4 ,HE ASS]TS 
?AT 'SOCIAL JU/ICE W\LD FL\RI% AS IT HAS NEV] FL\RI%$ BE=E'4 

,MO/ AN>*I/S W\LD SEE ?IS AS A RA!R PA!TIC EVASION ( ! 
ISSUES RAIS$ BY ! AN>*I/ CRITICISM ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY1 & 
W\LD PREF] TO COMMEMORATE A F> RI*] H]ITAGE ( DISS5T 9 
! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 EXEMPLIFI$ BY A LONG S]IES ( WELL-REMEMB]$ 
PROPAG&I/S1 FROM ,?OREAU 9 ONE G5]ATION & ,EMMA 
,GOLDMAN 9 ANO!R1 D[N TO ,PAUL ,GOODMAN1 :O BEQUEA!D AN 
9TRIGU+ LEGACY TO HIS AN>*I/ SUCCESSORS4 ,9 HIS LA/ >TICLE 9 
! ,AM]ICAN PRESS1 HE SUGGE/$ ?AT 

,= ME1 ! *IEF PR9CIPLE ( AN>*ISM IS NOT FRE$OM BUT 
AUTONOMY1 ! ABILITY TO 9ITIATE A TASK & DO IT ONE'S [N WAY4 ,! 
WEAKNESS ( 'MY' AN>*ISM IS ?AT ! LU/ = FRE$OM IS A P[]FUL 
MOTIVE = POLITICAL *ANGE1 :]EAS AUTONOMY IS NOT4 ,AUTONOM\S 
PEOPLE PROTECT !MSELVES /UBBORNLY BUT BY LESS /R5U\S MEANS1 
9CLUD+ PL5TY ( PASSIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,!Y DO IT !IR [N WAY 
ANYWAY4 ,! PA?OS ( OPPRESS$ PEOPLE1 H[EV]1 IS ?AT1 IF !Y 
BREAK FREE1 !Y DON'T KN[ :AT TO DO4 ,NOT HAV+ BE5 
AUTONOM\S1 !Y DON'T KN[ :AT IT'S LIKE1 & BE=E !Y LE>N1 
!Y HAVE NEW MANAG]S :O >E NOT 9 A HURRY TO ABDICATE 4 4 4 

,! #a#i?-C5TURY ,AM]ICAN 9DIVIDUALI/S W]E BUSY CREAT+ 
COMMUNES1 COOP]ATIVES1 ALT]NATIVE S*OOLS1 LOCAL CURR5CIES1 
& S*EMES = MUTUAL BANK+4 ,!Y W]E BUSY SOCIAL 9V5TORS 
EXPLOR+ ! POT5TIAL ( AUTONOMY1 9CLUD+ WOM5'S LIB]ATION 
& BLACK EQUALITY4 ,!IR EXP]I5CE1 9 ! SOCIAL CLIMATE ( 
,AM]ICA1 ILLU/RATES ,M>T9 ,BUB]'S 9SI/5CE1 CIT$ 9 ,*APT] #c1 
ON ! 9V]SE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! SOCIAL PR9CIPLE & ! 
POLITICAL PR9CIPLE4 ,! PRACTICE ( AUTONOMY G5]ATES ! 
EXP]I5CE ?AT 5L>GES ! POSSIBILITY ( SUCCESS4 ,OR AS ! 
,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ,DAVID ,WIECK EXPRESSS$ IT3 ',! HABIT ( DIRECT 
ACTION IS1 P]HAPS1 ID5TICAL ) ! HABIT ( BE+ FREE1 PREP>$ TO 
LIVE RESPONSIBLY 9 A FREE SOCIETY4' 

,! ,AM]ICAN 'LIB]T>IANS' ( ! #b? C5TURY >E ACADEMICS 
RA!R ?AN SOCIAL ACTIVI/S1 & !IR 9V5TIV5ESS SEEMS TO BE 
LIMIT$ TO PROVID+ AN IDEOLOGY = UNTRAMMEL$ M>KET 
CAPITALISM4 

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