Table of Contents
Foreword by Ron Paul, M.D. .......................................................................................... vii
Preface .......................................................................................................................... viii
Introduction .....................................................................................................................ix
1 And What Is Liberty? .................................................................................................... 1
2 The Absence of Coercion ............................................................................................. 9
3 Natural Law ................................................................................................................ 15
4 The Principle of Self-Ownership ................................................................................. 21
5 The Non-Aggression Principle .................................................................................... 24
6 Negative Rights and Positive Rights ........................................................................... 27
7 A Brief History of Liberty ............................................................................................. 30
7.1 Ancient Civilizations ................................................................................................. 31
7.2 Classical Era ............................................................................................................ 35
7.3 Middle Ages ............................................................................................................. 44
7.4 Early Modern Era ..................................................................................................... 48
7.5 The Enlightenment ................................................................................................... 56
7.6 Colonial America ...................................................................................................... 74
7.7 The American Revolution ......................................................................................... 82
7.8 The Modern Era ..................................................................................................... 104
7.9 The Twentieth Century ........................................................................................... 119
7.10 The Twenty-First Century .................................................................................... 167
8 The Current Crisis .................................................................................................... 182
9 What Must Be Done ................................................................................................. 188
Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................... 194
Quotations ................................................................................................................... 195
Further Reading .......................................................................................................... 211
Notes ........................................................................................................................... 218
