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Richard Allen Epstein Quotes: One of the great weaknesses of standard libertarian theory is that it tends to push too hard by elevating presumptions into absolutes.
         

One of the great weaknesses of standard libertarian theory is that it tends to push too hard by elevating presumptions into absolutes.


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