Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (April 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939) was a proponent, in the 19th century, of American individualist anarchism, which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism," and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty.
Read more about Benjamin Tucker: Early Life and Influences, Anarchism, The Four Monopolies, Private Defense Forces, Embrace of "egoism", Late Life, Online Publications
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“Where there are no rights, there are no duties. To tell the truth is thus a duty; but it is a duty only in respect to one who has a right to the truth.”
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