Abstract

Resourceful, independent, and responsible citizens are the basic elements of a liberal society. Such a society assumes that its citizens have well-formed tastes and values, are capable of expressing and advancing their interests, and are fully responsible for their conduct and condition. In short, its citizens are on their own. These assumptions justify many of the basic institutions of the liberal society such as voting, free speech, private property, a free market in labor, and the criminal law.

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