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Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays by Murray Newton Rothbard is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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All evidence points to the superiority of the libertarian ideal private property, capitalism, international trade, laissez faire but something is keeping the world from embracing it. That something is wrong headed ideology, some philosophical error grown into a massive system of thought, an agenda that if unleashed would mutilate and crush civilization as we know it. Murray Rothbard had a nose for such error. And when he smelled it, he wrote it up, exposed its underside, refuted its logic, and obliterated its intellectual foundation. Thats why he was so hated and so loved. He is so relentless that it makes the reader squirm. But he also teaches and inspires. Consider, for example, "anarcho socialism." Here is an ideology that hates the state. Fine so far. Problem: it is an ideology that hates private property even more. In fact, these people believe that the state is the only reason private property exists. Rothbard writes: "They totally fail to realize that the State has always been the great enemy and invader of the rights of property Furthermore, scorning and detesting the free market, the profit and loss economy, private property, and material affluence all of which are cor

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Murray Newton Rothbard
Publisher
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Published
2000
Language
EN
ISBN
9780945466239
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, Government & Politics, Social_sciences
Rating
4.26 / 5 (177 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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