The Ten Principles of a Free Society by Ron Paul

Ron Paul is running for the presidential nomination and he has written about the principles of a free society. What delegates who support Ron Paul's nomination need to know are the political principles on which he/we stand.

The Ten Principles of a Free Society
by Ron Paul - From the the Appendix to his book, Liberty Defined

1.Rights belong to individuals, not groups; they derive from our nature and can neither be granted nor taken away by government.

2.All peaceful, voluntary economic and social associations are permitted; consent is the basis of the social and economic order.

3.Justly acquired property is privately owned by individuals and voluntary groups, and this ownership cannot be arbitrarily voided by governments.

4.Government may not redistribute private wealth or grant special privileges to any individual or group.

5.Individuals are responsible for their own actions; government cannot and should not protect us from ourselves.

6.Government may not claim the monopoly over a people's money and governments must never engage in official counterfeiting, even in the name of macroeconomic stability.

7.Aggressive wars, even when called preventative, and even when they pertain only to trade relations, are forbidden.

8.Jury nullification, that is, the right of jurors to judge the law as well as the facts, is a right of the people and the courtroom norm.

9.All forms of involuntary servitude are prohibited, not only slavery but also conscription, forced association, and forced welfare distribution.

10.Government must obey the law that it expects other people to obey and thereby must never use force to mold behavior, manipulate social outcomes, manage the economy, or tell other countries how to behave.

is laying out 'principles' a form of 'force'

if it is done by government?


should 'principle' be as subjective and individual as 'rights'?

some good intentions behind the thoughts, but much too simplistic if we consider a SOCIETY full of millions of 'individuals'

Excuse me?!

Sometimes the benefit of the many outweighs the rights of the individual. It's part of living in a society.

this ^

and that 'sometimes' is not easy to determine,,but its life,,,