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What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation
Contributor(s): Murray, Charles (Author)

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 ISBN: 0767900391     ISBN-13: 9780767900393
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
OUR PRICE: $17.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 1997
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Annotation: For the legions of Americans expressing or exploring libertarian beliefs, Charles Murray has created a radical, compassionate blueprint for solving today's most urgent social and political problems.

Murray believes that America's founders had it right -- that strict limits on the power of the central government and strict protection of the individual are the keys to a genuinely free society. In What It Means to Be a Libertarian, he proposes a government reduced to the barest essentials: an executive branch consisting only of the White House and trimmed-down departments of state, defense, justice, and environmental protection; a Congress so limited in power that it meets only a few months each year; and a federal code stripped of all but a handful of regulations. Combining the tenets of classical libertarian philosophy with his own provocative thinking, Murray shows why less government advances individual happiness and promotes more vital communities and a richer culture.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties
- Political Science | American Government - General
Dewey: 320.512
LCCN: 96033531
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.55 lbs) 208 pages
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Charles Murray believes that America's founders had it right--strict limits on the power of the central government and strict protection of the individual are the keys to a genuinely free society. In "What It Means to Be a Libertarian," he proposes a government reduced to the barest essentials: an executive branch consisting only of the White House and trimmed-down departments of state, defense, justice, and environment protection; a Congress so limited in power that it meets only a few months each year; and a federal code stripped of all but a handful of regulations.


Combining the tenets of classical Libertarian philosophy with his own highly-original, always provocative thinking, Murray shows why less government advances individual happiness and promotes more vital communities and a richer culture. By applying the truths our founders held to be self-evident to today's most urgent social and political problems, he creates a clear, workable vision for the future.
 
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