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A very good read written by either a 17-18 or 21 year old, depends on who evaluated him, from nearly 500 years ago. I wonder if any youth of today could write such an epitome of intellect and sage wisdom at such a young age? I highly doubt it due to our failing indoctrination centers, so called public schools.
Part of the Introduction by Murray N. Rothbard ...
"The tyrant has "nothing more than the power that you confer upon him to destroy you. Where has he acquired enough eyes to spy upon you, if you do not provide them yourselves? How can he have so many arms to beat you with, if he does not borrow them from you? The feet that trample down your cities, where does he get them if they are not your own? How does he have any power over you except through you? How would he dare assail you if he had no cooperation from you?""
"there can be no further doubt that we are all naturally free," and hence it cannot be asserted that "nature has placed some of us in slavery." Even animals, he points out, display a natural instinct to be free. But then, what in the world "has so, denatured man that he, the only creature really born to be free, lacks the memory of his original condition and the desire to return to it?"
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mises.org
There are many philosophical questions that could be asked, discussed, and answered, as to the condition we now find ourselves.
A very good read written by either a 17-18 or 21 year old, depends on who evaluated him, from nearly 500 years ago. I wonder if any youth of today could write such an epitome of intellect and sage wisdom at such a young age? I highly doubt it due to our failing indoctrination centers, so called public schools.
Part of the Introduction by Murray N. Rothbard ...
"The tyrant has "nothing more than the power that you confer upon him to destroy you. Where has he acquired enough eyes to spy upon you, if you do not provide them yourselves? How can he have so many arms to beat you with, if he does not borrow them from you? The feet that trample down your cities, where does he get them if they are not your own? How does he have any power over you except through you? How would he dare assail you if he had no cooperation from you?""
"there can be no further doubt that we are all naturally free," and hence it cannot be asserted that "nature has placed some of us in slavery." Even animals, he points out, display a natural instinct to be free. But then, what in the world "has so, denatured man that he, the only creature really born to be free, lacks the memory of his original condition and the desire to return to it?"
Straight to PDF ...
Linked from here ...
The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude | Mises Institute
States are more vulnerable than people think. They can collapse in an instant—when consent is withdrawn.This is the thesis of this thrilling book. Murray
There are many philosophical questions that could be asked, discussed, and answered, as to the condition we now find ourselves.