“For government to “leave us alone” will require the People of this country to learn, once and for all, that government is the answer to nothing: “that government is best which governs least.”
The problem is you run into this little problem that John Adams pointed out about our great Constitution.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” —October 11, 1798 John Adams”
Exactly, itsahoot. That quote from Adams really hits the nail on the head.
I actually like libertarians and enjoy reading much of their philosophical work. I find Ayn Rand very fascinating. However, ultimately their philosophy turns out to be as unrealistic as the socialists since social liberalism by its nature requires economic liberalism/statism.
Exactly, and not unlike the position we find ourselves in today. If we had people as CEO's that had any moral decency, we would not be where we find ourselves today.
Capitalism unrestrained by morality, is no less a tyrant than a military dictatorship. It is just less bloodthirsty.