Word: libertarianism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boycott, but perhaps before the 55 mph speed limit. Several entrants showed up at the garage that nobody knew. Doped up and pilled up and on the wrong side of the thin line that defined the difference between the Teddy Rooseveltism and anti-Naderism and essentially libertarian philosophy of Yates and the dangerous Hunter Thompson nihilism that no one but children and Hells Angels take seriously. "I mean there was guys rolling up to the line with unvented 50 gallon drums of gas rolling around loose in the back of vans. That's 200 gallons of explosion ready...
...Alan Dershowitz. "I do not think the A.C.L.U. should be involved in movements. It should be there to protect victims of movements." One unresolved current debate illustrates the problem. A women's rights faction recommends making rape prosecutions easier, but that would inevitably collide with the traditional civil libertarian concern for the rights of defendants. Furthermore, the recent activism seems to reflect what even many members agree is an increasingly liberal tilt. In any case, dues-paying members appear to approve the new direction; the rolls have gone from 140,000 in 1970 to 275,000 currently...
...refinement has developed a bill which carefully balances the rights of the individual and society," Ervin told his colleagues on the Senate floor two weeks ago. They agreed and overwhelmingly gave it final approval. The moment provided a fitting capstone to Ervin's career as a civil libertarian; the vote came on his last day in the Senate...
...Although libertarians take stands on both ends of the political spectrum, they are flawlessly consistent. They uphold their beliefs on every issue on both moral and practical grounds. As a libertarian, Friedman constantly tries to point out the inconsistencies of the left and right. He asks how can the leftist oppose war, the draft, and anti-abortion laws on the grounds of individual liberty and an abhorrence of violence, while at the same time ignoring property rights in supporting the violence of government economic control and heavy taxation? And how can the rightist support property rights and the free market...
...FRIEDMAN'S book is an easy to read introduction to the ideas of the libertarian movement and anyone willing to think in new directions will find it challenging...