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advocates of non-political, non-violent strategies to achieve a free society.
We reject electoral politics, in theory and in practice, as incompatible with libertarian principles. Governments must cloak their actions in an aura of moral legitimacy in order to sustain their power, and political methods invariably strengthen that legitimacy.
Voluntaryists seek instead to delegitimize the State through education, and we advocate withdrawal of the cooperation and tacit consent on which State power ultimately depends.
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Quote of the Day
Stoicism “is not a philosophy for the weak or cowardly. Stoicism is about facing the truth, and thinking about” worst case scenarios.
- DAILY STOIC, June 19, 2019.
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