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The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 21

"Strong Local Self-government is the Keystone to Preserving Human Freedom" Political power automatically tries to gravitate towards centralization, the purpose of the US Constitution is to prevent that from happening.  Centralization of political power ALWAYS destroys liberty by removing the decision-making function from the people on the local level to the ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 20

"Efficiency and Dispatch Require Governments to Operate to the Will of the Majority, but Constitutional Provisions Must be Made to Protect the Rights of the Minority" One of the serious mistakes Of the Articles of Confederation was the requirement that all states must approve in order for any changes to be ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 19

"Only Limited and Carefully Defined Powers Should be Delegated to Government, All Others Being Retained in the People." There was no principle no more adamantly emphasized during the Constitutional Convention then the absolute necessity to limit the federal government.  Not only was this done by carefully defining the powers delegated to ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 18

"The Unalienable Rights of the People are Most Likely to be Preserved if the Principles of Government are Set Forth in a Written Constitution." The one weakness of the Anglo-Saxon common law, was that it was unwritten. Due to the fact that the whole people were aware of the principles, they ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 17

"A System of Checks and Balances Should be Adopted to Prevent the Abuse of Power" After John Adams had sold the people on the separation of powers, it must have been shocking to him to see that they wanted to make the separation so complete that it would have made the ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 16

"The Government Should be Separated into Three Branches-Legislative, Executive and Judicial." Polybius, recognized as the greatest of all Greek Historians, lived 204 to 122 B.C.  When Greece was conquered by Rome, Polybius was deported to the Roman capital.  This is where he quickly recognized the advantages of the Roman republic.  He ...

The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 15

The Highest Level of Prosperity Occurs when there is a Free-Market Economy and a Minimum of Government Regulations. Having a good idea of what was possible with setting up a political and social structure based on natural law, the founders sought for natural law for the market place as well. In ...

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  • An Invitation From Mark Skousen

    I’m writing to invite you to join me in “the greatest libertarian show on earth” — FreedomFest — set for July 7-11 at Bally’s Events Center in Las Vegas.

  • The Optimal Size of a Nation

    Experience shows that a very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed; since all cities which have a reputation for good government have a limit of population. We may argue on grounds of reason, and the same result will follow: for law is order, and good law is good order; but a very great multitude cannot be orderly.

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