Borders = Liberty

January 10, 2004

How can even left-libertarian warmongers think that “open borders” mean freedom? As Hans-Hermann Hoppe reminds us, borders are the essence of private property, and therefore freedom. It takes a huge state to maintain open borders. Here is the original, revolutionary Hoppe article on immigration, which changed the movement. See also this and this (pdf).

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Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. [send him mail], former editorial assistant to Ludwig von Mises and congressional chief of staff to Ron Paul, is founder and chairman of the Mises Institute, executor for the estate of Murray N. Rothbard, and editor of LewRockwell.com. He is the author of Against the State and Against the Left. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.