“What does liberty mean? It means that the people in power can’t boss others around. It means that politicians are servants and not rulers. It means that private property and free contract are respected, that the coercive force of the state is a last rather than a first resort, and that the people in charge don’t get to make up the rules as they go along. It means, in short, a government of laws and not of men–a phrase attributed to John Adams, although, demonstrating my point about the Founders’ British identity, Adams was quoting the 17th century English radical James Harrington.” – Daniel J. Hannan
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