Libertarianism is a political philosophy that holds liberty and personal sovereignty as primary values. Many libertarians believe that the concept of freedom is in accord with the non-aggression princ
Thomas Paine, whose theory of property showed a libertarian concern with the unequal distribution of resources under statism
Sébastien Faure, prominent French theorist of libertarian communism as well as atheist and freethought militant
Murray Bookchin, American libertarian socialist theorist and proponent of libertarian municipalism and communalism
Former congressman Ron Paul, a self-described libertarian, whose presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012 garnered significant support from youth and libertarian Republicans
The Libertarian Party is a right-libertarian political party in the United States. The world's first explicitly libertarian party, it was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David Nola
Libertarianism
…associations of free individuals", whether "voluntary association" takes the form of the free market or of communal co-operatives. According to the Libertarian Party, of the United States, libertarianism is the advocacy of either anarchy, or government that is funded voluntarily and limited to protecting individuals…
Libertarian Party members at a major pro-choice rally in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1989
David Nolan, founder of the Libertarian Party, with the Nolan Chart in 1996
Former Governor Gary Johnson during the 2012 presidential election
Former Wyoming State Representative Marshall Burt (L–Green River)