Tim Worstall

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Quote of the day

October 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

…the fundamental insight of classical liberalism–the idea that government best serves its citizens by limiting itself to enforcing neutral rules.

Virginia Postrel

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  • 1 jameshigham // Oct 12, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    What kind of neutral rules?

  • 2 DocBud // Oct 12, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    I’d guess it refers to rules that apply equally to everyone and do not favour one group or individual over another, which presumably rules out taking money from some and giving it to others.

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