ABOUT the
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
The Libertarian Party (LP) is your representative in American politics. It is the only political organization which respects you as a unique and responsible individual.
What is the
LIBERTARIAN PARTY?
Our slogan is that we are “The Party of Principle”, because we stand firmly on our principles.
Libertarians strongly oppose any government interference into their personal, family, and business decisions. Essentially, we believe all Americans should be free to live their lives and pursue their interests as they see fit as long as they do no harm to another.
Founded in 1971, we run many hundred of candidates every election cycle. These candidates seek positions ranging from City Council to President of the United States. Each of these candidates helps to give liberty a voice.
The
LIBERTARIAN OPTION
Consider voting Libertarian or joining the Libertarian Party because…
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We seek to substantially reduce the size and intrusiveness of government and cut and eliminate taxes at every opportunity.
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We believe that peaceful, honest people should be able to offer their goods and services to willing consumers without inappropriate interference from government.
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We believe that peaceful, honest people should decide for themselves how to live their lives, without fear of criminal or civil penalties.
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We believe that government’s only responsibility, if any, should be protecting people from force and fraud.
PREAMBLE
As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty: a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and are not forced to sacrifice their values for the benefit of others.
We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.
Consequently, we defend each person’s right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power.
In the following pages we set forth our basic principles and enumerate various policy stands derived from those principles.
These specific policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands.
