Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site digi-g.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!digi-g!brian From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Brian Westley) Newsgroups: net.politics.theory Subject: Re: U.S. began as "Libertarian State"???? Message-ID: <515@digi-g.UUCP> Date: Sun, 24-Mar-85 13:38:25 EST Article-I.D.: digi-g.515 Posted: Sun Mar 24 13:38:25 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 26-Mar-85 06:27:26 EST References: <1597@bmcg.UUCP> <233@tilt.FUN> <676@unmvax.UUCP> <240@tilt.FUN> <1426@dciem.UUCP> <785@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> 24 Mar 85 18:38:25 GMT Reply-To: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Brian LeGree) Distribution: net Organization: Digigraphic Systems Corp., Mpls, MN Lines: 14 Summary: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob) writes: >.... What I did say was that they [the founding fathers] founded a >relatively libertarian state. The founding fathers, >like most groups, represented a range of beliefs, including a some with a >libertarian/free-enterprise stance. While they didn't manage to turn out a >truly libertarian state, they did manage to keep the US from using force to >make people contribute to its idea of "good," at least temporarily. > >