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“Libertarians recognize the inevitable pluralism of the modern world and for that reason assert that individual liberty is at least part of the common good.”

Tom G. Palmer

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To repeat, communitarians maintain that we are constituted as persons by our particular obligations, and therefore those obligations cannot be a matter of choice.

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Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves.

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Libertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances, must be created by consent; they cannot be unilaterally imposed by others.

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It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives.

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What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

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The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older…

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[L]et me point out that libertarians defend a tradition of liberty that is the fruit of thousands of years of human history.

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Group personification obscures, rather than illuminates, important political questions.

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