Increasingly, Western governments are censoring books, films, and even art and music. Citizens are required to pay for government schools, even if they teach values that are in conflict with many of its citizens. Violent crusades are being mounted against casual drug users, political non- conformists, and other unpopular groups. It is time to check the power of government and reclaim our inalienable right to liberty. Respect for individual rights and civil liberties.
Every free society requires a strong social ethic of individual liberty.
This ethic must be followed by government, and should be codified in common law and a bill of rights. In a free society, the individual, not the state, decides whether to practice a religion, which school to attend, what medical insurance to buy, what drugs to ingest, whether to own a firearm, and how to make love. Individual ownership and respect for private property. Individuals must be free to keep and spend their own income. Social services such as courts, roads, and education, can and should be diverse, competitive, and financed through user fees and charity.