Quoth uncoolrabbit: > How do you argue for Thomas Jefferson as a libertarian?
Very carefully. In order to do so, you have to assume that his ideas were libertarian even though his actions (for example owning slaves, pressuring prosecutors to make arrests for criminal libel on the basis of true claims and argue that disrespect for the president was inherently criminal, and approving the military arrest and detention of Americans without charge or trial) weren't. Even hypocrites can have good ideas, though, and good ideas don't become less good just because those advocating them don't live up to them. Tom Knapp ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
