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Birthplace of

David Boaz, David Boaz, in Mayfield, on 29 Aug 1953

Larry Flynt, Larry Claxton Flynt, Jr., in Salyersville, on 1 Nov 1942

Don Galloway, in Brooksville, on 27 Jul 1937

Leah Lail, in Lexington, on 28 Dec 1970

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Libertarian Party of Kentucky, Louisville

Measures of Freedom

Freedom in the 50 States 2015-2016 | Kentucky | Cato Institute
2014: Overall rank: 41, fiscal policy rank: 28, regulatory policy rank: 28, personal freedom rank: 50, economic freedom rank: 32

LP State-by-State Membership Numbers, Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 115

Articles

Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane, 1936
Originally published as an article titled "Credo" in the Saturday Evening Post; describes her experiences in and history of Soviet Russia and Europe, contrasting them with the history of the United States, emphasizing the individualist themes

"Consider the settlement of Kentucky. ... The government wished to curb and restrain western settlement; it went too fast, it was too lawless, it threatened rebellion against the United States and trouble with Spain. ... And Judge Henderson saw a chance to make a fortune. He sold Kentucky land to the settlers, on credit, and he would have made a fortune if they had paid for it. They didn't; they drove off his installment collectors with guns."