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To: ManyMoose who wrote (732455)	3/16/2006 12:21:13 PM
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"No offense, but is a Libertarian anything like a Libertine?" No offense taken! lib·er·tine Pronunciation (lbr-tn) n. 1. One who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person. 2. One who defies established religious precepts; a freethinker. adj. Morally unrestrained; dissolute. [Middle English, freedman, from Latin lbertnus, from lbertus, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. lib·er·tar·i·an Pronunciation (lbr-târ-n) n. 1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state. 2. One who believes in free will. [From liberty.] liber·tari·an adj. liber·tari·an·ism n. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ================================================= National Libertarian Party We are the party of principle. Rise above partisan politics and join the only party that will fight for true freedom and individual liberty. lp.org Americans for Limited Government We work to protect freedom and combat big Government across America. Be a libertarian. getliberty.org THE LIBERATOR ONLINE subscribers in over 100 countries. The world's largest-circulation libertarian publication. Published by the Advocates for Self-Government. theadvocates.org For more definitions of libertarianism, please visit our affiliated site, libertarianism.com. It's got more than a dozen concise, accurate definitions. Pick your favorite, and feel free to use it next time someone asks: "What exactly is a libertarian?"