Essay On Libertarianism

The Stanford College of Humanities defines a democracy as “... a system of government with four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections, the active participation of the people in politics and civic life, the protection of the human rights of all citizens, and a rule of law and procedures that apply equally to all citizens” (What is Democracy). In lure of this definition, Libertarian philosophy, as interpreted by David Boaz, is based on the fundamental right of freedom, raising the question of who has the right to decide this particular aspect of your life. For the purpose of this paper, “libertarianism is the philosophy of freedom” (Boaz, 1). It is to be interpreted as the philosophy …show more content…
When we defined democracy, we included “…the active participation of the people in politics and civic life” (What is Democracy). By utilizing the decolonization of the Americas as an example, the action colonists took to institute laws that would apply fairly and equally to all of the thirteen are interpreted as democratic as it required a general consensus of similar thought and interpretation of the tyranny of the British monarchy. The idea behind their approach to separate from British monarchy serves as an illustration to a general consensus amongst citizens. Thus, colonial efforts to decolonize became democratic through the colonies’ shared plan of action, which can be interpreted as the rebellion that later became known as the American