Non-aggression principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The non-aggression principle (also called the non-aggression axiom, anticoercion principle, or zero aggression principle) is an ethical prohibition against 'aggression,' which is defined as the initiation of physical force or the threat of such upon persons or their property (the principle does not preclude retaliation against aggression). It is an essential tenet of all libertarian thought, though some libertarians view it as more of a guideline than an ironclad rule. The principle leads libertarians to reject theft, murder and fraud; when applied to governments, it prohibits many policies including taxation and the military draft. The principle has been derived by various philosophical approaches, including natural law, utilitarianism, egoism, and Objectivism. ..."
Articles
And now, a word from our founder: Freedom patriarch R.C. Hoiles explained his editorial policies, by R. C. Hoiles, The Orange County Register, 29 May 2006
Related Topics: Government, Taxation
Written in the 1960s by Freedom Communications, Inc. founder
"That starting point is that no individual, no group has a right to initiate force or use coercion against another individual or group to get part of his life energy. It seems to us that this principle is embodied in the commandments 'Thou shalt not murder,' 'Thou shalt not steal' and 'Thou shalt not covet anything that belongs to a fellow countryman,' and that it is also included in the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence."
Related Topics: Government, Taxation
Written in the 1960s by Freedom Communications, Inc. founder
"That starting point is that no individual, no group has a right to initiate force or use coercion against another individual or group to get part of his life energy. It seems to us that this principle is embodied in the commandments 'Thou shalt not murder,' 'Thou shalt not steal' and 'Thou shalt not covet anything that belongs to a fellow countryman,' and that it is also included in the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence."
The Justice and Prudence of War: Toward A Libertarian Analysis, by Roderick Long, Mises.org Daily Article, 20 Sep 2006
Related Topics: War, Libertarianism
"The libertarian 'non-aggression principle' expresses the conviction that forcibly to subordinate the person or property of another to one's own aims is to assume an unjustifiable inequality in authority between oneself and the other. And it is because this equality in authority likewise holds between private citizens and public officials that governments are forbidden to exercise any powers not available to people generally ..."
Related Topics: War, Libertarianism
"The libertarian 'non-aggression principle' expresses the conviction that forcibly to subordinate the person or property of another to one's own aims is to assume an unjustifiable inequality in authority between oneself and the other. And it is because this equality in authority likewise holds between private citizens and public officials that governments are forbidden to exercise any powers not available to people generally ..."
Videos
The Sunset of the State, by Stefan Molyneux, 4 Aug 2010
Related Topic: The State
"The central tenet of all systems of human morality is the nonaggression principle. We all learn it as children: don't hit, don't push, don't hurt, don't steal. We learn that violence and bullying and threats are wrong, immoral, and only make whatever problem you're trying to solve worse."
Podcasts
The Non-Aggression Axiom, by Walter Block, The Lew Rockwell Show, 4 Aug 2008
Lew asks Block to explain the non-agression axiom and he goes on to talk about property rights, how Rothbard convinced him that even limited government violates the axiom, and why government cannot be viewed as a club that you join
Lew asks Block to explain the non-agression axiom and he goes on to talk about property rights, how Rothbard convinced him that even limited government violates the axiom, and why government cannot be viewed as a club that you join