I've loaned this book to more than one non-libertarian friend, and its persuasive power is unparalleled in my experience. It's not enough to make a theoretical case for our ideas. If throwing out a well-phrased idea were enough to guarantee its acceptance, we'd be living in a libertarian society today. Theory has its place, but it doesn't get the blood of the masses pumping. But the tumult soon subsides.
Time makes more converts than reason.
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