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As the nineteenth century began, classical liberalism — or just liberalism as the philosophy of freedom was then known — was the specter haunting Europe — and the world. In every advanced country the liberal movement was active.
Drawn mainly from the middle classes, it included people from widely contrasting religious and philosophical backgrounds. Christians, Jews, deists, agnostics, utilitarians, believers in natural rights, freethinkers, and traditionalists all found it possible to work towards one fundamental goal: expanding the area of the free functioning of society and diminishing the area of coercion and the state.
Emphases varied with the circumstances of different countries. Sometimes, as in Central and Eastern Europe, the liberals demanded the rollback of the absolutist state and even the residues of feudalism. Accordingly, the struggle centered around full private property rights in land, religious liberty, and the abolition of serfdom. In Western Europe, the liberals often had to fight for ...
As President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us thirty years ago, the military-industrial complex is a menace and a threat to the freedom and well-being of the American people. The time has come to dismantle America's military empire.
Since the end of World War II, the proponents of conscription, taxation, military spending, and war repeatedly told us, "The only reason we favor these deprivations of liberty is to stop the communist threat. If there were no communist threat, America's warfare state could be ended."
The Soviet Union is now dismantled. The communist threat to America has ended. Yet, what are the proponents of the warfare state now saying? "The military budget must be reduced somewhat, but it is necessary for the United States to maintain its military predominance in the world to combat the new enemies of 'uncertainty and unpredictability.' Moreover, those who have become dependent on military spending have ...
