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Reply to "The Libertarian Ideology"

Does anyone wonder why, the US, among all the other nations in the Western Hemisphere has prospered in a manner not seen in human history?  The natural resources are no better than those of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, nor a combination of the smaller nations.  Certainly, the human capital, isn't in some way inferior genetically to those who arrived and settled the nation.  In fact, most who arrive prosper as those already here.  There is no magic dirt that elevated the US to its economic prosperity and freedom. 

Rather, the nation was the inheritor of classical liberal thought (not to be confounded with the left wing perversion of the term).   Among the contributors was Scottish economist, Adam Smith.  His An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations  is a collection of observations of what worked and what didn't to improve the wealth of nations, not theory like Marx as to how to force people into a mold.  John Locke, physician and philosopher, is considered the father of classic liberalism -- natural rights.  His works influenced both the Scottish and French enlightenments. 


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