Library of Liberty

The State

• The Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard - The libertarian critique of the state.
• Demystifying the State by Wendy McElroy - Shattering the aura of legitimacy.
• Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de la Boétie - How can rulers rule?

Justice and Natural Law

• The Law by Frederic Bastiat - The quintessential statement of Natural Law.
• The Right to Ignore the State by Herbert Spencer - The right to opt out of a government.
• Natural Law by Lysander Spooner - Another classic essay on justice and natural law.

Free Market Security

• Anarchy and Efficient Law by David Friedman - Economic analysis of free-market protection agencies.
• Panarchy by P.E. de Puydt - Essay on competing non-territorial protection agencies from 1860 France.

Against Political Activism

• Letter to the Liberals by Leo Tolstoy - Should a libertarian vote?
• The Ethics of Voting by George H. Smith - Should a libertarian vote?
• Voluntaryist Bibliography and History by Carl Watner
  Bibliography, Libertarian Tradition, and European Anarchist Tradition

Other

• What is Property? by Pierre Proudhon - Classic anarchist tract.
• Political Philosophy for Daniel C. Burton by Daniel Burton - Another anarcho-capitalist manifesto.
• Mere Libertarianism: Blending Hayek and Rothbard by Daniel B. Klein - 'Open tent' definition of libertarianism. Two styles of arguing.
• Response To The Anarchist FAQ by Richard A. Garner - The definition of anarchism, and some history.

Issues

• Natural Order, the State, and the Immigration Problem by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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