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It is the foundation Tenet that all of the Libertarian principles are supported by.  Governments main reason for existence is to protect the individual from such aggression.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aggression_principle


They maintain that the initiation of force, defined by physical violence against another or non-physical acts such as fraud or threat, is a violation of that central principle; however, they hold that protective violence, such as self defense, does not constitute an initiation of force, since they hold that such actions necessarily reflect an individual's reaction to a danger initially started by another individual. Many philosophers proclaiming this theory, recognize the necessity of a limited role of government to protect individuals from any violation of their rights, and to prosecute those who initiate force against others. Some other rights theorists claim to oppose the existence of government altogether, perceiving taxation, among some other usual basic government actions, to b e initiation of force (these include anarcho-capitalists).




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