1388: Jeff Deist – Personal Secession from the State

All of us can play a role in a bottom-up revolution by doing everything in our power to withdraw our consent from the state. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (6144×7680) 399KB  |  Normal Quality (3072×3840) 220KB
  1. Secede from intellectual isolation. Talk to friends, family, and neighbors to spread liberty.
  2. Secede from dependency. Become self-sufficient with regards to food, water, fuel, cash, firearms, and physical security.
  3. Secede from mainstream media. Ditch cable, ditch CNN, and ditch the major newspapers.
  4. Secede from state control of your children by homeschooling or unschooling them.
  5. Secede from college by rejecting mainstream academia and its student loan trap.
  6. Secede from the US dollar by owning physical precious metals, by owning assets denominated in foreign currencies, and by owning assets abroad.
  7. Secede from the federal tax and regulatory regimes. Be as tax efficient as possible.
  8. Secede from the legal system by legally protecting your assets from probate courts.
  9. Secede from the state healthcare racket by taking control of your health, and questioning medical orthodoxy.
  10. Secede from your state by moving to another with a better tax and regulatory environment.
  11. Secede from political uncertainly in the US by obtaining a second passport; or secede from the US altogether by expatriating.
  12. Most of all, secede from the mindset that government is all-powerful or too formidable an opponent to be overcome.

All of us can play a role in a bottom-up revolution by doing everything in our power to withdraw our consent from the state. —Jeff Deist

All of us can play a role in a bottom-up revolution by doing everything in our power to withdraw our consent from the state. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (370KB)
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  1. Secede from intellectual isolation. Talk to friends, family, and neighbors to spread liberty.
  2. Secede from dependency. Become self-sufficient with regards to food, water, fuel, cash, firearms, and physical security.
  3. Secede from mainstream media. Ditch cable, ditch CNN, and ditch the major newspapers.
  4. Secede from state control of your children by homeschooling or unschooling them.
  5. Secede from college by rejecting mainstream academia and its student loan trap.
  6. Secede from the US dollar by owning physical precious metals, by owning assets denominated in foreign currencies, and by owning assets abroad.
  7. Secede from the federal tax and regulatory regimes. Be as tax efficient as possible.
  8. Secede from the legal system by legally protecting your assets from probate courts.
  9. Secede from the state healthcare racket by taking control of your health, and questioning medical orthodoxy.
  10. Secede from your state by moving to another with a better tax and regulatory environment.
  11. Secede from political uncertainly in the US by obtaining a second passport; or secede from the US altogether by expatriating.
  12. Most of all, secede from the mindset that government is all-powerful or too formidable an opponent to be overcome.

All of us can play a role in a bottom-up revolution by doing everything in our power to withdraw our consent from the state. —Jeff Deist

1387: Jeff Deist – Withdrawal from the Federal Leviathan

Imagine what a committed, coordinated libertarian base could achieve in America! Ten percent of the US population, or roughly thirty-two million people, would be an unstoppable force of non-violent withdrawal from the federal leviathan. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 9.68MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 324KB
Imagine what a committed, coordinated libertarian base could achieve in America! Ten percent of the US population, or roughly thirty-two million people, would be an unstoppable force of non-violent withdrawal from the federal leviathan. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 12.64MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 410KB

Imagine what a committed, coordinated libertarian base could achieve in America! Ten percent of the US population, or roughly thirty-two million people, would be an unstoppable force of non-violent withdrawal from the federal leviathan. —Jeff Deist

1305: Jeff Deist – A Position of Humility

Because we all see the world differently, we don't know what's best for everyone. That is precisely why we are libertarians. We start from a position of humility, not hubris. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (7680×4020) 159KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×2010) 80KB
Because we all see the world differently, we don't know what's best for everyone. That is precisely why we are libertarians. We start from a position of humility, not hubris. —Jeff DeistDownload Print Quality (7680×7680) 229KB  |  Normal Quality (3840×3840) 111KB

Because we all see the world differently, we don’t know what’s best for everyone. That is precisely why we are libertarians. We start from a position of humility, not hubris. —Jeff Deist

1227: Jeff Deist – We Have to Win Hearts and Minds

Until we win hearts and minds, it scarcely matters whom we elect, what bill gets passed, or how we arrange our personal and professional lives. The same statist mentality will surface time and time again. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises InstituteDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.44MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 189KB
Until we win hearts and minds, it scarcely matters whom we elect, what bill gets passed, or how we arrange our personal and professional lives. The same statist mentality will surface time and time again. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises InstituteDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.53MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 237KB

Until we win hearts and minds, it scarcely matters whom we elect, what bill gets passed, or how we arrange our personal and professional lives. The same statist mentality will surface time and time again. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises Institute

1226: Jeff Deist – The Better Tactical Approach

I think that from a tactical, long-term perspective that the more principled, the more radical libertarianism is, the better chance it has of ultimate success. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises InstituteDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.81MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 188KB
I think that from a tactical, long-term perspective that the more principled, the more radical libertarianism is, the better chance it has of ultimate success. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises InstituteDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.50MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 237KB

I think that from a tactical, long-term perspective that the more principled, the more radical libertarianism is, the better chance it has of ultimate success. —Jeff Deist, President, Mises Institute