A Critique of Rothbardian Natural Rights (sorta long)

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EDIT: I have repeatedly made this point several times.
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Perhaps we should replace a statement about what one should do ("never initiate coercion") with a statement about what objective one should seek ("do whatever minimizes the total amount of coercion").


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Friedman questions this point by pointing out his reluctance to steal a $100 gun to prevent a $200 robbery, and the conversation again returns to finding where to draw the line.