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Robert LeFevre

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Freedom School

In 1957, LeFevre founded the Freedom School, which he ran until 1968, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Freedom School, later renamed Rampart College, was designed to educate people in LeFevre's philosophy about the meaning of freedom and free-market economic policy. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Nickname: The Springs Official website: http://www. ... Political freedom is the right, or the capacity, of self-determination as an expression of the individual will. ... A free market is a market where price is determined by the unregulated interchange of supply and demand rather than set by artificial means. ... Buyers bargain for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala. ...

After Rampart College's collapse, LeFevre carried on his work in South Carolina under the patronage of business giant Roger Milliken. Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq. ... Roger Milliken (born October 24, 1915). ...

Notable teachers at the Freedom School or Rampart College include Rose Wilder Lane, Milton Friedman, F.A. Harper, Frank Chodorov, Leonard Read, Gordon Tullock, G. Warren Nutter, Bruno Leoni, James J. Martin, and Ludwig von Mises. Rose Wilder Lane Rose Wilder Lane (December 5, 1886, De Smet, Dakota Territory – October 30, 1968, Danbury, Connecticut) was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist. ... Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (born July 31, 1912) is a U.S. economist, known for his work on macroeconomics, microeconomics, economic history, statistics, and for his advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism. ... Frank Chodorov (1887-1966) was a U.S. thinker and member of the Old Right, a group of libertarian ideologists who were minarchist, anti-war, anti-imperialist, and (later) anti-New Dealers. ... Leonard E. Read (1898 - 1983) was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, which was the first modern libertarian think tank in the United States. ... Gordon Tullock is currently professor of law and economics at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. ... Warren Nutter (1923-1979) was a U.S. economist, known primarily for his work on political economy, industrial concentration, price theory, and Soviet economic history, and for co-founding the Virginia School of Political Economy. Biography Born in Topeka, Kansas on March 10, 1923, Nutters father died before he... Bruno Leoni (April 26, 1913 - November 21, 1967) was an Italian classical-liberal political philosopher and lawyer. ... James J. Martin (September 18, 1916 - April 4, 2004) was an American historian. ... Ludwig von Mises Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement. ...

Notable graduates include Roy Childs, Fred and Charles Koch, and Roger MacBride. Roy A. Childs, Jr. ... Fred C. Koch (1900-1967) was the father of both David and Charles Koch. ... Charles G. Koch (November 1, 1935– ) is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, Inc. ... Roger MacBride (6 August 1927 - 5 March 1995) was a U.S. lawyer, political figure, and television producer. ...

Views

LeFevre believed that natural law is above the law of the state and that for American society to prosper economically, free-market reforms were essential. He also believed that bestowing the good deeds of society on its government was no different from rewarding criminals for abstaining from illegal activity. All government consists of customs and institutions that control our lives by stealing our property, restricting our freedom, and endangering our lives with the rationale of protecting us from ourselves. It has been suggested that Anarchist law be merged into this article or section. ... Positive law is law that has been codified into a written form. ... A state is an organized political community, occupying a territory, and possessing internal and external sovereignty, that enforces a monopoly on the use of force. ... Human relationships within an ethnically diverse society. ... for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted rules, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social organisation. ... Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... // Use of the term The concept of property or ownership has no single or universally accepted definition. ...

Influence on libertarian movement

LeFevre was influential in the early libertarian movement, but differed from modern libertarians on two counts. Most libertarians hold to a non-aggression principle in which the initiation of force or fraud is considered morally wrong, but that the use of force in defense when it is initiated by somebody else is acceptable. LeFevre went further and took a pacifist stance, believing that any use of force is morally wrong. The other point concerns the matter of voting and political parties. While most libertarians believe these are acceptable, and indeed many are organized into the Libertarian Party, LeFevre believed voting itself was an act of aggression and opposed participation in electoral politics. The non-aggression principle (also called the non-aggression axiom, anticoercion principle, or zero aggression principle) is an ethical prohibition against aggression, which is defined as the initiation of physical force or the threat of such upon persons or their property (the principle does not preclude retaliation against aggression). ... Pacifist may mean: an advocate of pacifism. ... It has been suggested that ballot be merged into this article or section. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ...

LeFevre favored the abolition of the state but used the term "autarchism" (self government) to describe his politics, to distinguish it from anarchism. In part this was because of the association of anarchism in the public eye with violence, but LeFevre did not consider himself an anarchist, and in his "LeFevre Commentaries" bluntly stated that he was not an anarchist. The term autarchy has two different meanings. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

In popular culture

Robert LeFevre's movement was a basis for Robert A. Heinlein's book The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. LeFevre was the basis for the character Professor Bernardo de la Paz, organizer of the Lunar revolution. Heinlein autographing at the 1976 Worldcon Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most influential and controversial authors of hard science fiction. ... The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress cover The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a lunar penal colonys revolt against rule from Earth. ...

Bibliography

• Anarchy (1959)
• A Way to Be Free (1999) (posthumously) (autobiography) ISBN 1584451440
• The Fundamentals of Liberty (1988) (posthumously) ISBN 0962048003
• The Nature of Man and His Government (1959) ISBN 0870040863
• This Bread is Mine (1960)

Quotes

• "An anarchist is anyone who believes in less government than you do."
• "If men are good, you don't need government; if men are evil or ambivalent, you don't dare have one."
• "Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure."
• "A limited government is a contradiction in terms."

External links

• LeFevre on principles
• LeFevre on freedom
• LeFevre on the genesis of property
• LeFevre on the morality of ownership
• LeFevre on the community and private property
• LeFevre on Capitalism
• LeFevre on the American Revolution
• LeFevre on money

Note that the website hosting the above essays, F.A.E.M. (First Amendment Exercise Machine), contains other articles with many controversial remarks that may be offensive. These are unrelated to the beliefs of Robert LeFevre. Morality deals with that which is regarded as right or wrong. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ... The American Revolution was an upheaval that ended two centuries of rule by the British resulting ultimately in the formation of the United States of America. ... An example of Money. ...

• LeFevre's essay, "Who Was the Original Aunt Jemima and What Did She Do?"
• LeFevre's essay, "The Nature of Man and His Government" (1959)
• LeFevre articles on The Voluntaryist website. The Voluntaryist is a newsletter devoted to LeFevre's views of libertarianism.
• Audio archive of 50 LeFevre commentaries hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute. These commentaries have made their mark in the history of libertarian ideas for their clarity, eloquence, and pedogogical value. Drawing on great thoughts from all ages, and specifically influenced by Rothbardian political economy, Robert LeFevre asks and answers fundamental questions about the relationship between man, property, society, and the state.
• Robert LeFevre Commentary Abstracts. A series of written summaries being developed of each of LeFevre's audio commmentaries, archived above by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, with links into each appropriate audio archive.