Saving the world through saving yourself
Strike the Root
by Per Bylund
11/15/05
It is not possible to make the world libertarian. One cannot force freedom on others; it would not be freedom but force. One cannot strengthen or empower others through forcing them to make choices; it would be to subject them to your will (that they must choose) rather than someone else’s. One cannot abolish or lessen power through claiming it for oneself; politics is not a means to achieve freedom from politics...
http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/bylund/bylund6.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Per Bylund
11/15/05
It is not possible to make the world libertarian. One cannot force freedom on others; it would not be freedom but force. One cannot strengthen or empower others through forcing them to make choices; it would be to subject them to your will (that they must choose) rather than someone else’s. One cannot abolish or lessen power through claiming it for oneself; politics is not a means to achieve freedom from politics...
http://www.strike-the-root.com/52/bylund/bylund6.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 16. Nov, 19:26