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== Notable Libertarians ==

== Notable Libertarians ==

[[Image:Alexis de tocqueville.jpg|right|thumb|Alexis de Tocqueville]]

[[Image:Alexis de tocqueville.jpg|right|thumb|Alexis de Tocqueville]]

The Christian libertarian Lord Acton referred to the philosopher and theologian [[Thomas Aquinas]] as "the first Whig" or classical liberal. Other libertarian-oriented historic figures would include [[Adam Smith]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], [[John Stuart Mill]], Thomas Paine, [[John Locke]], George Mason, [[Herbert Spencer]], [[William Graham Sumner]], [[Carl Menger]], [[C.S. Lewis]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], H. L. Mencken, Rose Wilder Lane, Albert Jay Nock, [[Frédéric Bastiat]], Richard Cobden, [[Henry David Thoreau]], and [[Hugo Grotius]].

Libertarian-oriented historic figures would include [[Adam Smith]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], [[John Stuart Mill]], Thomas Paine, [[John Locke]], George Mason, [[Herbert Spencer]], [[William Graham Sumner]], [[Carl Menger]], [[C.S. Lewis]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], H. L. Mencken, Rose Wilder Lane, Albert Jay Nock, [[Frédéric Bastiat]], Richard Cobden, [[Henry David Thoreau]], and [[Hugo Grotius]].

The most influential libertarian of thre 20th century was [[Milton Friedman]] (1912-2006), a leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]].

The most influential libertarian of thre 20th century was [[Milton Friedman]] (1912-2006), a leader of the [[Chicago School of Economics]].