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Serfdom Reform vs. Liberty

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TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2024
The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the State to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the mere creature of the State…
– Supreme Court Justice James McReynolds, Pierce v. Society of Sisters [1925]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
April 9, 2024
Serfdom Reform vs. Liberty
One of the fascinating phenomena in the libertarian movement for the last several decades has been the division of libertarians into those who have decided to settle for advocating welfare-warfare-state reform and those of us who have decided to continue trying to achieve liberty. The reformers have thrown in the towel with respect to achieving liberty. They have concluded that liberty is simply …
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