Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: How Slavery Can Be Used as a Litmus Test for Claims About Liberty
January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024
DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary on Jan. 17, 2024:
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How Slavery Can Be Used as a Litmus Test for Claims about Liberty
By Gary M. Galles
Liberty means renouncing the coercion of others. That is why slavery--its opposite--is a useful touchstone in evaluating claims that coercion--increasing the enslavement of someone--is consistent with liberty.
As F. A. "Ba . . .
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How Slavery Can Be Used as a Litmus Test for Claims about Liberty
By Gary M. Galles
Liberty means renouncing the coercion of others. That is why slavery--its opposite--is a useful touchstone in evaluating claims that coercion--increasing the enslavement of someone--is consistent with liberty.
As F. A. "Ba . . .