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Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior
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Articles
America's Most Persecuted Minority, by Murray N. Rothbard, The Irrepressible Rothbard, 1994
Related Topics: Compulsory Education, Prohibition, Woodrow Wilson
"The major problem with the Puritans is ... that they were believers in ... "post-millennialism" ... Since the Kingdom is by definition a perfect society free of sin, this means that it is the theological duty of believers to establish a sin-free society. But establishing a sin-free society, of course, means taking stern measures to get rid of sinners, which is where the rub comes in."
The Egregiously Destructive War on Drugs, by Gennady Stolyarov II, Mises.org Daily Article, 30 May 2006
Related Topics: War on Drugs, Taxation
"I have no sympathy for drug addicts; I wish to argue the case of the innocent, moral, productive people who have never used such substances in their lives but are nonetheless harmed by the coercive illegalization of drugs. ... Let the drug addicts ruin their own lives; it is their business, not ours. We may object morally to their conduct, but let us persuade — not coerce — them away from their pursuits."
Books
The Food & Drink Police: America's Nannies, Busybodies & Petty Tyrants
    by James T. Bennett, Thomas J. DiLorenzo, 1998
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