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'''Murray Rothbard''' (1926-1995) was a [[paleolibertarian]] economist who extended the [[Austrian School of Economics]] to broader opposition to government.  For example, Rothbard defended large, private firms (unlike many economists, Rothbard rejected the idea of free market [[monopolies]]). Murray Rothbard coined the term "[[anarcho-capitalism]]" and is considered the founder of anarcho capitalism and [[paleolibertarianism]]. Murray Rothbard was a friend of Ron Paul and supported Ron Paul's 1988 presidential campaign on the libertarian party ticket.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq8hNQpyrSY/ Murray Rothbard on youtube]</ref>

Rothbard is praised by the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], which continues to promote his work. Three of Rothbard's most famous books are ''[[For a New Liberty]]'', ''[[Man, Economy and State]]'', and ''[[The Ethics of Liberty]]''.

==Quotes==
* One gratifying aspect of our rise to some prominence is that, for the first time in my memory, we, "our side," had captured a crucial word from the enemy.  Other words, such as "liberal," had been originally identified with laissez-faire libertarians, but had been captured by left-wing statists, forcing us in the 1940s to call ourselves father feebly "true" or "classical" liberals.  "Libertarians"’, in contrast, had long been simply a polite word for left-wing anarchists, that is for anti-private property anarchists, either of the communist or syndicalist variety. But now we had taken it over, and more properly from the view of etymology; since we were proponents of individual liberty and therefore of the individual's right to his property. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=H5l3Q1hGwnoC&pg=PA83 The Betrayal of the American Right], page 83</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/rothbard-we-must-therefore-conclude-that-we-are-not-anarchists Rothbard: "We must therefore conclude that we are not anarchists"]

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