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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.^[1]

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. ^[2]

References

↑ Murray Rothbard on youtube
↑ The Betrayal of the American Right, page 83

External links

Rothbard: "We must therefore conclude that we are not anarchists"

[1] Murray Rothbard on youtube

[2] The Betrayal of the American Right, page 83

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-'''Murray N. Rothbard''' (1926-1995) was a [[libertarian]] economist who extended the [[Austrian School of Economics]] to broader opposition to government.  For example, Rothbard defended private [[monopolies]] while most economists view them as harmful.<ref>http://www.mises.org/story/1800</ref>
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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>
-He was a significant figure in the development of the libertarian political movement, but later broke with the libertarians in 1989 in a return to his earlier [[paleoconservative]] views.  He was a central figure in the [[Libertarian Party]] until 1989, but a critic of their 1980 Presidential candidate [[Ed Clark]] and of the [[Cato Institute]] over the direction of the party; this eventually resulted in a split in the party at their 1983 convention in which Rothbard and his supporters remained in the party and the personalities close to the Cato Institute left the party.  In 1988 he was instrumental in convincing [[Ron Paul]] to run for President on the Libertarian ticket.  After leaving libertarianism and returning to paleoconservatism, he was involved in the movement to draft [[Patrick Buchanan]] to seek the Republican Party nomination for President in 1992.  <ref>Raimondo, Justin.  ''An Enemy of the State: The Life of Murray N. Rothbard''.  Prometheus Books, 2000.''</ref>  He died in 1995.  Rothbard is praised by the Mises Institute, which continues to promote his work.
+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>
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+== 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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