Motto: Live Free or Die - ratified Constitution 21 Jun 1788
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by area and the 10th least populous of the 50 states. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax, nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level. The New Hampshire primary is the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle. Its license plates carry the state motto, "Live Free or Die". The state's nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 44° N — Longitude: 71.5° W
Area: 24,214 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: US-NH
Birthplace of
Daniel Webster, in Salisbury, on 18 Jan 1782
Home To
Free State Project, Manchester
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, Manchester
New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, Manchester
Deathplace of
P. J. O'Rourke, in Sharon, on 15 Feb 2022
Measures of Freedom
Freedom in the 50 States, Freedom in the 50 States
2023: Overall rank: 1, economic freedom: 1, fiscal policy: 2, regulatory policy: 17, personal freedom: 4
2023: Overall rank: 1, economic freedom: 1, fiscal policy: 2, regulatory policy: 17, personal freedom: 4
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers [PDF], Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 200
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 200
Articles
The Education Debate We're Not Having, by Scott McPherson, 15 Nov 2006
Discusses a New Hampshire supreme court decision about public school funding and points out historical and liberty-minded solutions
Discusses a New Hampshire supreme court decision about public school funding and points out historical and liberty-minded solutions
The [New Hampshire] supreme court has commanded the legislature to find a new way of funding public schools by next summer, or else the justices will impose a solution of their own. Many people here fear that a directive from the court will require so large a funding increase that a statewide sales tax or income tax would become inevitable—a radical departure from New Hampshire's historic low-tax mentality ... Democrats, naturally, are for the most part ecstatic ... Republicans have proposed that a state constitutional amendment be passed denying the court any say in education matters.
Related Topics: Compulsory Education, E. G. West
Give Them Libertarianism, and a Moving Van: For 4,800 people seeking a bastion of hands-off rule, the most alluring state has the motto 'Live Free or Die', by Seth Stern, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct 2003
Describes the beginnings of the Free State Project, shortly after New Hampshire was selected as the destination state
Describes the beginnings of the Free State Project, shortly after New Hampshire was selected as the destination state
Equally appealing ... is [New Hampshire]'s lack of an income tax or even a motorcycle-helmet law ... [F]ew here are surprised that their state beat out its New England neighbors and western competitors, given New Hampshire's frugality, "live and let live" social policies and tradition of local rule ... [Its] small size has forced citizens since the Revolutionary War to work together. The byproduct is perhaps the nation's most accessible government, with local rule by town meeting and a 400-person House, the largest in the country ... [It] offers greater national visibility than any prairie state.
Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action, by Murray N. Rothbard, Jul 1977
Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state
Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention; based on the "Turning Point, 1777/1977" convention theme, compares the American Revolution against the British with the contemporary libertarian situation versus the state
[General Horatio] Gates, aided by influxes of armed civilians who joined the fray as their own counties and districts were being invaded, wore down the British forces by guerrilla harassment. An example particularly heart-warming to libertarians, is the case of General John Stark, who had resigned from the American army and retired to his native New Hampshire in pique at shabby treatment by his superiors. But when a troop sent out by Burgoyne invaded southwestern Vermont, Stark rose up, mobilized the militia and other volunteers from New Hampshire and Vermont, and clobbered the British troops at the Battle of Bennington.
Online NewsHour: Libertarian Party History, 5 Jul 2000
History from 1971 through 1999; special coverage for the year 2000 elections
History from 1971 through 1999; special coverage for the year 2000 elections
1991: New Hampshire state legislators Calvin Warburton and Finlay Rothhaus resign from the Republican Party and join Libertarian Party ... 1992: In the general election, four Libertarian state legislators are elected in New Hampshire, with Don Gorman and Andy Borsa joining Warburton and Rothhaus who were reelected ... 1993: ... Miriam Luce is appointed to the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission ... 1994: In New Hampshire, Jim McClarin elected to state legislature; incumbent Don Gorman is reelected.
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "New Hampshire" as of 6 Nov 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.