“For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.”
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power.
Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.