What is Liberty?
Channel: We Are Libertarians
Date: 2020-09-21

Liberty is the freedom to choose to do or not do a thing without interference from outside forces. 
The less outside interference in a decision, the freer we are. 
The most common form of interference being threats of violence or force if the wrong choice is made. 
Liberty is often associated with the idea of free will, which is defined by Wikipedia as "the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded." 

What does this actually mean to you? Liberty and Freedom are the goals of libertarians. Individuals should be able to govern themselves because the individual knows how to plan their life in coordination with others better than one person could govern another. We reject the idea that one person can constrain another's free will without their consent. Currently, the governments that we live under limit our ability to be truly free. 

This does not mean that one can do whatever one wishes. There will still be laws and consequences in a truly free society. The difference is that each person actively participates in the crafting of those rules. Murder, fraud, theft, and other crimes would still carry penalties as they violate the free will of others.

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