Comments on: 32. “Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State” http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/ A Journal of Libertarian Scholarship Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Will You Survive? | Lew Rockwell http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 Will You Survive? | Lew Rockwell Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:38:15 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-6784 [...] writes D.G. White in Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State, "…is simply a commodity that, as an inherent store of value, is used as a conduit for [...]

]]> By: The Survivalist Forum » Blog Archive » Big Government Socialist Beast and The Plague of Self-Delusion http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 The Survivalist Forum » Blog Archive » Big Government Socialist Beast and The Plague of Self-Delusion Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:58:23 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-6293 [...] writes D.G. White in Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State, “…is simply a commodity that, as an inherent store of value, is used as a conduit for [...]

]]> By: Stephan Kinsella http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 Stephan Kinsella Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:26:42 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-2765 See The Social Contract, discussing this paper.

]]> By: JorgenShpier http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-2719 JorgenShpier Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:35:55 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-2719 My sentiments can be summed up perfectly by Mr. Sampson’s above post. I agree: There do indeed seem to be very rough waters ahead, in a society full of takers that subsist on the once good will of others, which now have evolved into simple bids for governmental power paraded in the clothing of good will. History shows that freedom does and will persevere, but not without long, hard fights to maintain or obtain it. As cliché as it may seem, the serenity and freedom found just after resolution is quite similar to the quiet and beauty left after a powerful storm has finally passed. God help us, trouble is coming.

]]> By: John F. Sampson http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 John F. Sampson Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:30:13 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-2658 Dear Sir,
I am no wild-eyed ideologue (at least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!) but I believe your paper in Libertarian Papers is one of the most significant documents ever written in the literature of freedom. I ran across it several days ago, I believe as a reference in one of the LewRockwell articles. At any rate, I decided to read the original, and I was stunned. I believe it will someday have the importance to libertarian thought that Gregor Mendel’s seminal papers did on the emerging science of genetics. You postulated things I have believed for years, including the intimate connection between morality (our relationship with our Creator) and human freedom, and between human civilization and the necessary sanctity of property rights. I have intuitively “known” these things for years. Your paper, however, crystallized my thinking and laid out a logical progression that is inescapable in its conclusion. Simply beautiful!

You also inferred from the same line of thought, a progression of human development and social evolution that had never occurred to me, and which filled me with more optimism than I have had in a very, very long time. I have been able to see only the immediate disaster looming right before our noses, and the prospect fills me with dread and trepidation. But I maintain a steadfast belief in God’s goodness and beneficence toward the human race, and I believe that ultimately things will come out all right, that we will shed the tyranny that strangles us and emerge into the light of a beautiful future. Your article showed me the stepping-stones into that future, and for that you have my deep gratitude. I don’t know if you have any more great articles left in you, but I will keep a keen eye for them should they appear. And even had Beethoven written only one of his magnificent symphonies, that alone would have cemented his place in musical history forever. Thank you!
Sincerely, John Sampson
Saint Simons Island

]]> By: 32. "Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State," by D.G. White [Libertarian Papers] | Austrian Economics Blog http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 32. "Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State," by D.G. White [Libertarian Papers] | Austrian Economics Blog Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:36:42 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-2089 [...] Papers] BY admin ON August 6th, 2009 Libertarian Papers, Vol. 1 (2009), Art. No. 32: “Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State,” by D.G. [...]

]]> By: 32. "Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State," by D.G. White [Libertarian Papers] - Economics - http://libertarianpapers.org/2009/32-white-gold-the-golden-rule-and-government-civil-society-and-the-end-of-the-state/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 32. "Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State," by D.G. White [Libertarian Papers] - Economics - Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:44:20 +0000 http://libertarianpapers.org/?p=1135#comment-2083 [...] Papers, Vol. 1 (2009), Art. No. 32: "Gold, the Golden Rule, and Government: Civil Society and the End of the State," by D.G. [...]

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