Are YOU a Libertarian?
A libertarian is someone who believes people do best when they have the freedom to run their own lives. This means respecting others as individuals and keeping government small enough that it can not disrespect them either.
The ideas below show what this looks like in both principle and policy.
Libertarian Policy
Libertarian policy rests on a few core ideas. We support smaller government that does fewer things, paired with less regulation that gets in the way of work, business, and daily life. This leaves more room for personal choice and individual responsibility. People keep more of what they earn and decide for themselves how to spend it, rather than handing decisions to distant officials.
When government shrinks in size and scope, freedom grows. Families and communities gain real control over their own affairs, and voluntary cooperation fills the gaps that big programs often create. Take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz to explore where your own views on personal choice and government limits already stand and see what you discover.
Libertarian Philosophy
The Moral Principle of Human Respect lies at the heart of libertarian philosophy. It is the personal commitment to treat every individual as a fellow human being by refusing to initiate force, fraud, or coercion against them. Don’t hurt people or take their stuff. This simple standard, learned early as the basic rule against initiating violence or stealing, directs us to act in ways that build happiness, harmony, and prosperity.
The Natural Principle of Human Respect reveals why this approach succeeds. Theft and violence always reduce happiness, harmony, and prosperity, without exception, just as gravity always pulls downward. When we live by the moral principle, we align our choices with this observable reality and create more room for voluntary cooperation that lifts human well-being. Take the Human Respect Pledge today and join others who are already choosing respect in daily life so happiness, harmony, and prosperity can grow for everyone.