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swmproblems's review against another edition
5.0
If there was anything higher than 5 stars this book was incredible from the beginning all the way through until the end. There are times when he's required to repeat some points from earlier in the book but they always fit into the context perfectly. After completing the whole book, I am kind of shocked and disappointed that these principles (which are not "radical" at all but rather countless examples of our Founding Fathers explaining all of this out very clearly) aren't discussed more or taken seriously as a viable option, especially in the position that we're in today when the size of government. You don't have to be interested in current events, political science, or American History to be able to spout of countless examples of the way government is ineffective, wasteful, and irresponsible. And those are the nice things that most people could think of when asked about their faith in government and local, state, and federal leaders. A lot of people would take it much further to say that government is corrupt, self-serving and focus more on getting re-elected to office/climb the political ladder than listen to their constituents or fix anything in Washington.
linah's review
5.0
This is a great introductory read on libertarianism. Not difficult to read or abstract at all, the author goes through the history of liberty and the rise of classical liberalism. He explains thoroughly the rights of individuals, the current state of political parties, civil society, free market, and big government in a true libertarian nature. He proposes that a lot of libertarian ideas can be the solution to the complex, contemporary issues that societies are facing. I would highly recommend this, it was a great read.
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