Life is better with freedom
FREEDOM IS NOT A BATTLE:
Freedom is not a battle that requires the conversion of others in order to win. Freedom is won when you accept the fact that you own yourself, that you have individual rights, and no one has the right to violate your freedom. When you accept that you are free.
YOU OWN YOURSELF:
Self-ownership is an important part of being human. You own yourself. You own your body. You own your labor. Because you own yourself, it is wrong for someone to initiate force against you or your property. This non-aggression principle (NAP) applies to everyone, and it is therefore wrong for someone to harm you, steal from you, threaten you, or violate your rights. Interactions between people should be voluntary and free of force, fraud, and threats.
YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS:
- The right to liberty - Liberty is freedom from permission. I can do what I want, as long as I do not violate the freedom of others.
- The right to self-ownership - I own myself. For anyone to assert otherwise is to attempt to restrict my freedom or make me a slave.
- The right to free speech - I can communicate my opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship.
- The right to self-defense - I can defend myself, my property, and my individual rights.
- The right to own and carry weapons - So I have the ability to defend myself, my property, and my rights.
- The right to privacy - No one has the right to violate my privacy.
NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO VIOLATE YOUR FREEDOM:
- No one has the right to harm me.
- No one has the right to threaten me.
- No one has the right to steal from me.
- No one has the right to violate my individual rights.
FREEDOM:
Freedom is the ability to exercise your will within your individual rights without the threat of force from anyone else. If somebody is forcing their will on us, clearly, we are not free. Freedom is not just an ideal state of society, but a moral code for respecting the individual rights of others.
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM:
There will always be people who try to violate our freedom. To remain free we have to be willing and able to defend our freedom. That is the price of freedom.
