Mises Daily
Author:
Ben O'Neill
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“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The idea of a society where people are free to “do their own thing” is an appealing one. It is implicit in the slogan “live and let live,” which has been adopted by many libertarian groups, and it is also an idea that was central to the