Attribute of Liberty #5

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Liberty Collectivism
5 Government authority is decentralized in a federal system with limited powers fixed by their original meaning Government authority is centralized in a national system with powers re-interpreted to be as broad as necessary

Lecture on the doctrine of enumerated powers in the U.S. Constitution

Thomas Sowell on the constrained vs. unconstrained views of the world

Attributes

Liberty vs. Collectivism
  1. Nature of Rights
  2. Fundamental Rights
  3. Ownership of Property
  4. Role of Government
  5. Structure of Government
  6. Rule of Law / Rule of Men
  7. Drivers of Economic Activity
  8. Means of Progress
  9. Standards of Living
  10. Definition of Altruism

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Attribute #6
Rule of Law / Rule of Men



Liberty: Government action is prescribed by rules fixed and announced beforehand

Collectivism: Government action is at the descretion of "czars" and planning boards

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