A hermit living alone on a desert island may be able to survive, but his living standard and lifestyle will be little better than that of an animal. When you deal with others voluntarily, others deal with you because they want to, because they receive some benefit material or psychological by dealing with you. The tools of voluntarism are friendship, trade, compassion, and love. In coercive association , you get what you want from others by deception or fear. The tools of coercion are intimidation, threats, fraud, and physical violence.
Voluntary association promotes trust and respect, and provides benefits for everyone.
Coercive association creates fear and distrust, and victimizes some at the expense of others. A guiding principle of any free society is voluntary association. Individual rights are essential for a free society Individual rights is the recognition by others that voluntary association is fundamental and you should be free to live your life in peace. The right to property the freedom to acquire, control, use and dispose of material possessions is essential. Without property rights, no other rights are possible.