Libertarianism advocates that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. Libertarians hold as a fundamental maxim that all human interaction should be voluntary and consensual. They maintain that the initiation - or threat - of physical violence against a person or his property, or fraud, is a violation of that principle. Some libertarians regard all initiation of force as immoral, whereas others support a limited government that engages in a minimal amount of initiatory force - such as minimal taxation and regulation - that they believe necessary to ensure a maximum of individual freedom. Force is not opposed when used in retaliation for initiatory aggressions, such as trespassing and violence. Libertarians favor an ethic of self-responsibility and strongly oppose the socialist welfare state, because they believe forcing someone to provide aid to others is ethically wrong and ultimately counterproductive.

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