FREEDOM!

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FREEDOM! (2014)
by Adam Charles Kokesh

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In standard writing, the book's title is always stylized as "FREEDOM!" and is not commonly spelt with lowercase letters. It is also notable that the first edition was published on the United States' Independence Day, July 4th.

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1st Edition
July 4th, 2014

Contents

Introduction

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1	The Philosophy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	5
	I. Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	5
	II. Government ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	6
	III. Statism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	7
	IV. Property ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	9
	V. Voluntaryism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	10

2	Brief History of Power ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
	I. Evolution of the Government Racket ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	12
	II. Patriotism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	14
	III. Propaganda ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	16
	IV. Government VS Technology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	18

3	War ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	20
	I. The Greatest Crime Against Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	20
	II. Soldiering ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	21
	III. The Motivation for War ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	22
	IV. The Isolation of Intervention ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	24
	V. Foreign Aid ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	25
	VI. War on Terror ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	26
	VII. Real Security ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	27

4	Personal Security ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	29
	I. Life is Fragile ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	29
	II. Justice ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	30
	III. The Motivation for War ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	32
	IV. Courts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	35
	V. Incarceration ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	36
	VI. Self-Defense ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	37
	VII. Sexual Assault ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	39

5	Taxation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	41
	I. Taxation is Theft ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	41
	II. Money & Banking as Theft ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	43
	III. Why So Complicated? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	44
	IV. Land Theft & Property Taxes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	45
	V. Intergenerational Child Abuse ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	46

6	Economics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	47
	I. The Free Trade Ideal ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	47
	II. Money ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	49
	III. Corporation & Unions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	51
	IV. Infrastructure & Utilities ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	53
	V. Ostracism & Boycott ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	55
	VI. Everything is Economics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	57

7	Other Destructive Rackets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	59
	I. Schooling ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	59
	II. Medical Care ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	60
	III. Welfare ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	61
	IV. Prohibition ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	63
	V. Protecting the Environment ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	64
	VI. Intellectual Property ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	66

8	Government & Love ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	69
	I. Sex, Marriage, & Family ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	69
	II. Children's Rights ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	70
	III. The Evolution of Parenting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	72
	IV. Bullying ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	73
	V. Racism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	74

9	True Personal Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	76
	I. Emotional Slavery ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	76
	II. Health Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	78
	III. Work Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	80
	IV. Happiness Causes Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	82

10	The Future of Freedom ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	85
	I. The Asymptote ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	85
	II. The Internet Effect ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	87
	III. The Paradigm Shift ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	90
	IV. Education, Activism & Agorism ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	91
	V. Localization ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	93
	VI. Is This a Revolution? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	95

Afterword

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About the Author

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