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,LIB]TY & ,PROHIBITION 

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,9DIVIDUAL ,LIB]TY  

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 ,KRAUS ,REPR9T ,CO41 ,MILLWOOD1 ,N,Y1 #a#i#g#c4 

 ,MR4 ,LUCIAN ,V4 ,P9NEY1 A PROTECTIONI/ & A GRE5BACK] - BUT AN ANTI-PROHIBITIONI/ - MADE ! FOLL[+ /ATEM5T 9 HIS PAP]1 ! ,W9/$ 7,CONN47 ,PRESS3  

0,!RE IS NO?+ ANY BETT] ?AN ,LIB]TY & NO?+ ANY WORSE ?AN DESPOTISM1 BE IT !OLOGICAL DESPOTISM ( ! SKIES1 ! !OCRATIC DESPOTISM ( K+S1 OR ! DEMOCRATIC DESPOTISM ( MAJORITIES2 & ! LABOR RE=M] :O />TS \T TO COMBAT ! DESPOTISM ( CAPITALISM ) O!R DESPOTISM NO BETT] LACKS ONLY P[] TO BE WORSE ?AN ! FOE HE 5C\NT]S40 ,MR4 ,TUCK] !N TOOK HIM TO TASK = HIS 9CONSI/5CY3 

,MR4 ,P9NEY IS A MAN :O COMBATS ! DESPOTISM ( CAPITAL ) ?AT DESPOTISM :I* D5IES ! LIB]TY TO BUY =EIGN GOODS UNTAX$ & ?AT DESPOTISM :I* D5IES ! LIB]TY TO ISSUE NOTES TO CIRCULATE AS CURR5CY4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY IS DRIV5 9TO ?IS 9CONSI/5CY BY HIS DESIRE = HI< WAGES & AN ABUNDANCE ( MONEY1 :I* HE ?9KS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET EXCEPT ?R\< T>IFF MONOPOLY & MONEY MONOPOLY4 ,BUT RELIGI\S DESPOTISM PLEADS A DESIRE = SALVATION1 & MORAL DESPOTISM PLEADS A DESIRE = PURITY1 & PROHIBITORY DESPOTISM PLEADS A DESIRE = SOBRIETY4 ,YET ALL !SE DESPOTISMS LEAD TO HELL1 ?\< ALL !SE HELLS >E PAV$ ) GOOD 9T5TIONS2 & ,MR4 ,P9NEY'S HELLS >E JU/ AS HOT AS ANY4 ,! ABOVE EXTRACT %[S ?AT HE KN[S ,LIB]TY TO BE ! TRUE WAY ( SALVATION4 ,:Y1 !N1 DOES HE NOT /EADILY FOLL[ IT8 

,MR4 ,P9NEY COMBATS PROHIBITION 9 ! NAME ( ,LIB]TY4 ,!REUPON ,I %[$ HIM ?AT HIS >GUM5T WAS EQUALLY GOOD AGA9/ HIS [N ADVOCACY ( A T>IFF ON IMPORTS & AN EXCLUSIVE GOV]NM5T CURR5CY4 ,C>EFULLY AVOID+ ANY ILLUSION TO ! ANALOGY1 ,MR4 ,P9NEY N[ REJO9S3 0,9 BRIEF1 WE >E DESPOTIC BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT IS \R RI<T TO DEF5D \RSELVES FROM =EIGN 9VAD]S ON ! ONE SIDE & WILD-CAT SW9DL]S ON ! O!R40 ,YES1 JU/ AS DESPOTIC AS ! PROHIBTIONI/S :O BELIEVE IT IS !IR RI<T TO DEF5D !MSELVES FROM DRUNK>DS & RUMSELL]S40 

,CONT9U+ HIS CONTROV]SY ) ME REG>D+ ! LOGIC ( ! PR9CIPLE ( LIB]TY1 ,MR4 ,P9NEY SAYS3 

0,!RE IS NO ANALOGY BETWE5 PROHIBITION & ! T>IFF2 ! T>IFF PROHIBITS NO MAN FROM 9DULG+ HIS DESIRE TO TRADE :]E HE PLEASES4 ,IT IS SIMPLY A TAX4 ,IT IS SLI<TLY ANALOG\S TO A LIC5SE TAX = ! PRIVILEGE ( SELL+ LIQUOR 9 A GIV5 T]RITORY1 BUT PROHIBITION1 9 !ORY IF NOT 9 PRACTICE1 IS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T MATT]40 

,?IS IS A DI/9CTION )\T A DIFF]5CE4 ',! SO-CALL$ PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW PROHIBITS NO MAN1 EV5 !ORETICALLY1 FROM 9DULG+ HIS DESIRE TO SELL LIQUOR2 IT SIMPLY SUBJECTS ! MAN SO 9DULG+ TO F9E & IMPRISONM5T4 ,! TAX IMPOS$ BY ! T>IFF LAW & ! F9E IMPOS$ BY ! PROHIBITORY LAW %>E ALIKE ! NATURE ( A P5ALTY1 & >E EQUALLY 9VASIVE ( LIB]TY4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY'S >GUM5T1 ?\< ( NO REAL VALIDITY 9 ANY CASE1 W\LD PRES5T AT LEA/ A %[ ( REASON 9 ! M\? ( A 0REV5UE RE=M]02 BUT1 COM+ FROM ONE :O SCORNS ! IDEA ( RAIS+ REV5UE BY ! T>IFF & :O HAS DECL>$ EXPLICITLY ?AT HE DESIRES ! T>IFF TO BE SO EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITORY ?AT IT %ALL YIELD NO REV5UE AT ALL1 IT LACKS EV5 ! APPE>ANCE ( LOGIC4 

,EQUALLY LAME IS ,MR4 ,P9NEY'S APOLOGY = A COMPULSORY MONEY SY/EM3 

0,AS = ! EXCLUSIVE GOV]NM5T CURR5CY :I* WE ADVOCATE1 & :I* ,MR4 ,TUCK] TORTURES 9TO PROHIBITION ( 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY SCRIP1 !RE IS JU/ AS MU* ANALOGY AS !RE IS BETWE5 PROHIBITION & ! EXCLUSIVE LAW-MAK+1 TREATY-MAK+1 W>-DECL>+1 OR ANY O!R P[]S DELEGAT$ TO GOV]NM5T BECAUSE GOV]NM5T BETT] ?AN ! 9DIVIDUAL CAN BE 5TRU/$ ) & MAKE USE ( !SE P[]S40 

,JU/ AS MU*1 ,I AGREE2 & 9 ?IS ,I CAN SEE A GOOD REASON :Y ,MR4 ,P9NEY1 :O />T$ \T ) ! PROPOSITION ?AT 0!RE IS NO?+ BETT] ?AN LIB]TY & NO?+ ANY WORSE ?AN DESPOTISM10 %\LD OPPOSE LAW-MAK+1 TREATY-MAK+1 W>-DECL>+1 ETC41 BUT NONE :ATEV] :Y HE %\LD FAVOR AN EXCLUSIVE GOV]NM5T CURR5CY4 ,H[ MU* 0TORTURE0 IT REQUIRES TO EXTRACT ! IDEA ( 0PROHIBITION ( 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY SCRIP0 FROM ! IDEA ( AN 0EXCLUSIVE GOV]NM5T CURR5CY0 \R READ]S WILL NE$ NO HELP 9 DECID+1 UNLESS ! WORD 0EXCLUSIVE0 HAS ACQUIR$ SOME NEW MEAN+ AS UNKN[N TO !M AS IT IS TO ME4 

,BUT ,MR4 ,P9NEY'S BRILLIANT IDEAS >E NOT EXHAU/$ YET4 ,HE CONT9UES3 

0,GOV]NM5T PROHIBITS ! TAK+ ( PRIVATE PROP]TY = PUBLIC USES )\T JU/ COMP5SATION4 ,!RE=E1 IF WE FIT ,MR4 ,TUCK]'S ,PROCRU/EAN B$1 WE CANNOT SU/A9 ?IS =M ( PROHIBITION & CONSI/5TLY OPPOSE PROHIBITION ( LIQUOR DR9K+6 ,?IS IS CONSI/5CY RUN MAD1 ^*ANALOGY' R$UC$ TO AN ABSURDITY4 ,WE >E A/ONI%$ ?AT ,MR4 ,TUCK] CAN BE GUILTY ( IT40 

,SO AM ,I4 ,OR RA!R1 ,I %\LD BE A/ONI%$ IF ,I HAD BE5 GUILTY ( IT4 ,BUT ,I HAV5'T4 ,TO SAY NO?+ ( ! FACT ?AT ! GOV]NM5TAL PROHIBITION H]E SPOK5 ( IS A PROHIBITION LAID BY GOV]NM5T UPON ITSELF1 & ?AT SU* PROHIBITIONS CAN NEV] BE DISPLEAS+ TO AN ,AN>*I/1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ! TAK+ ( PRIVATE PROP]TY FROM P]SONS :O HAVE VIOLAT$ ! RI<TS ( NOBODY IS 9VASION1 & TO ! PROHIBITION ( 9VASION NO FRI5D ( LIB]TY HAS ANY OBJECTION4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY HAS ALREADY RESORT$ TO ! PLEA ( 9VASION AS AN EXCUSE = HIS ADVOCACY ( A T>IFF1 & IT W\LD BE A GOOD DEF5SE IF HE C\LD E/ABLI% IT4 ,BUT ,I HAVE PO9T$ \T TO HIM ?AT ! PRET5SE ?AT ! =EIGN M]*ANT :O SELLS GOODS TO ,AM]ICAN CITIZ5S OR ! 9DIVIDUAL :O (F]S HIS ,I,\ >E 9VAD]S IS AS FLIMSY AS ! PROHIBITIONI/'S PRET5SE ?AT ! RUMSELL] & ! DRUNK>D >E 9VAD]S4 ,NEI!R 9VASION NOR EVASION WILL RELIEVE ,MR4 ,P9NEY ( HIS DILEMMA4 

,9 AN UNGU>D$ MOM5T ( RI<TE\S IMPATI5CE ) ! FOLLY ( ! PROHIBITIONI/S ,MR4 ,P9NEY HAD GIV5 UTT]ANCE TO SOME V]Y EXTREME & ,AN>*I/IC DOCTR9E4 ,I APPLAUD$ HIM1 & V5TUR$ TO CALL HIS ATT5TION TO ONE OR TWO =MS ( PROHIBITION O!R ?AN ?AT ( ! LIQUOR TRAFFIC1 EQUALLY REPUGNANT TO HIS !ORY ( LIB]TY & YET *AMPION$ BY HIM4 ,ONE ( !SE WAS ! T>IFF4 ,HE ANSW]$ ME ?AT 0!RE IS NO ANALOGY BETWE5 PROHIBITION & ! T>IFF2 ! T>IFF PROHIBITS NO MAN FROM 9DULG+ HIS DESIRE TO TRADE :]E HE PLEASES40 ,RI<T H]E LOGOMA*Y MADE ITS FIR/ APPE>ANCE1 OV] ! WORD 0PROHIBIT40 ,I HAD CIT$ TWO =MS ( ,/ATE 9T]F]5CE ) TRADE1 EA* ( :I* 9 PRACTICE EI!R ANNOYS IT OR HAMP]S IT OR EFFECTIVELY PREV5TS IT1 ACCORD+ TO CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,?IS ANALOGY 9 SUB/ANTIAL RESULTS PRES5T$ A DIFFICULTY1 :I* ,MR4 ,P9NEY TRI$ TO OV]COME BY BEG9N+ A DISPUTE OV] ! MEAN+ ( ! WORD 0PROHIBIT10 - A MATT] ( ONLY =MAL MOM5T SO F> AS ! PRES5T DISCUSSION IS CONC]N$4 ,HE DECL>$ ?AT ! T>IFF IS NOT LIKE ! PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW1 9ASMU* AS IT PROHIBITS NOBODY FROM TRAD+ :]E HE PLEASES4 ,A PURELY NOM9AL DI/9CTION1 IF EV5 ?AT2 CONSEQU5TLY ,MR4 ,P9NEY1 9 PASS+ IT (F AS A REAL ONE1 WAS GUILTY ( QUIBBL+4 

,BUT ,I MET ,MR4 ,P9NEY ON HIS [N GR\ND1 ALL[+ ?AT1 SPEAK+ EXACTLY1 ! T>IFF DOES NOT PROHIBIT1 BUT ADD+1 ON ! O!R H&1 ?AT NEI!R DOES ! SO-CALL$ PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW2 ?AT BO? SIMPLY IMPOSE P5ALTIES ON TRAD]S1 9 ! ONE CASE AS A CONDITION1 9 ! O!R AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ( C>RY+ ON !IR TRADES4 ,H5CE MY ANALOGY /ILL /OOD1 & ,I EXPECT$ IT TO BE GRAPPL$ )4 ,BUT NO4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY1 9 ! V]Y BREA? ?AT HE PROTE/S AGA9/ QUIBBL+1 9SI/S ON HIS QUIBBLE BY ASK+ IF PRISON DISCIPL9E IS1 !N1 SO LAX ?AT CONVICT$ LIQUOR SELL]S CAN C>RY ON !IR BUS9ESS )9 ! WALLS1 & BY SUPPOS+ ?AT ,I W\LD /ILL ?9K PROHIBITION DID NOT PROHIBIT1 IF ! EXTREME P5ALTY = LIQUOR SELL+ W]E DECAPITATION4 ,I DO NOT DISPUTE ! FACT ?AT A MAN CANNOT C>RY ON ! LIQUOR BUS9ESS AS LONG AS HE IS 9 PRISON1 NOR CAN ,MR4 ,P9NEY DISPUTE ! FACT ?AT A MAN CANNOT SELL C]TA9 =EIGN GOODS 9 ?IS C\NTRY AS LONG AS HE CANNOT RAISE ! MONEY TO PAY ! T>IFF2 & :ILE ,I AM CONFID5T ?AT DECAPITATION1 IF RIGOR\SLY 5=C$1 W\LD /OP ! LIQUOR TRAFFIC1 ,I AM NO LESS SURE ?AT ! EFFECT ON =EIGN TRAFFIC W\LD BE EQUALLY DISA/R\S W]E DECAPITATION TO BE 5=C$ AS A TAX UPON IMPORT]S4 ,ON ,MR4 ,P9NEY'S !ORY ! PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAWS C\LD BE MADE NON-PROHIBITORY SIMPLY BY *ANG+ ! P5ALTIES FROM IMPRISONM5TS TO F9ES4 ,! ABSURDITY ( ?IS IS EVID5T4 

,BUT1 IF ,I W]E TO GRANT ?AT ,MR4 ,P9NEY S QUIBBLE %[S ?AT !RE IS NO ANALOGY BETWE5 A PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW & A REV5UE T>IFF 7:I* ,I DO NOT GRANT1 BUT D5Y71 IT W\LD /ILL REMA9 = HIM TO %[ ?AT !RE IS NO ANALOGY BETWE5 A PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW & SU* A T>IFF AS HE FAVORS1 ALL1 - OR ELSE ADMIT HIS 9CONSI/5CY 9 OPPOS+ ! =M] & NOT ! LATT]4 ,HE HAS NOT ATTEMPT$ TO MEET ?IS PO9T1 EV5 ) A QUIBBLE4 

,ONE O!R PO9T1 H[EV]1 HE DOES TRY TO MEET4 ,TO MY /ATEM5T ?AT HIS POSITION ON ! AB/RACT QUE/ION ( LIB]TY 9VOLVES LOGICALLY OPPOSITION TO GOV]NM5T 9 ALL ITS FUNCTIONS HE MAKES ?IS ANSW]3 

0,BETWE5 PURITAN M$DL+ ) A MAN'S DOME/IC AFFAIRS1 & NECESS>Y GOV]NM5T REGULATION ( MATT]S :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL IS 9COMPET5T TO DIRECT1 YET :I* MU/ BE DIRECT$ 9 ORD] TO SECURE TO ! 9DIVIDUAL HIS RI<TFUL LIB]TY1 !RE IS A DI/ANCE SUFFICI5TLY L>GE TO GIVE FULL PLAY TO \R LIMIT$ FACULTIES40 

,BUT :O IS TO JUDGE :AT GOV]NM5T REGULATION IS 0NECESS>Y0 & DECIDE :AT MATT]S 0! 9DIVIDUAL IS 9COMPET5T TO DIRECT08 ,! MAJORITY8 ,BUT ! MAJORITY >E JU/ AS LIKELY TO DECIDE ?AT PROHIBITION IS NECESS>Y & ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS 9COMPET5T TO DIRECT HIS APPETITE AS ?AT A T>IFF IS NECESS>Y & ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL IS 9COMPET5T TO MAKE HIS [N CONTRACTS4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY1 !N1 MU/ SUBMIT TO ! WILL ( ! MAJORITY4 ,HIS ORIG9AL DECL>ATION1 H[EV]1 WAS ?AT DESPOTISM WAS DESPOTISM1 :E!R EX]CIS$ BY A MON>* OR MAJORITY4 ,?IS DRIVES HIM BACK UPON LIB]TY 9 ALL ?+S4 ,= JU/ AS HE W\LD OBJECT TO ! REIGN ( A MON>* DISPOS$ TO ADM9I/] AFFAIRS RATIONALLY & EQUITABLY SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WAS A MON>*1 SO HE MU/ OBJECT TO ! REIGN ( A MAJORITY1 EV5 ?\< ITS ADM9I/RATION W]E HIS IDEAL1 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A MAJORITY4 ,MR4 ,P9NEY IS TRY+ TO S]VE BO? LIB]TY & AU?ORITY1 & IS MAK+ HIMSELF RIDICUL\S 9 ! ATTEMPT4 

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