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	Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.		Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.

	== ~~Tools of a Capitalist ==~~		== Individualism ==
	~~=== Chemical Fire Bottle =~~==

	~~The chemical fire bottle~~ is ~~really nothing more than an advanced~~		In relation to other men, each man is fundamentally independent -- not because he can live on his own, but because he can only think with his own mind -- there is no "collective consciousness." All creative effort, every invention in history, every advance in the process that created the wealthy, industrial society in which we now live in, and which distinguishes us from the proto-humans that lived short, violent lives in caves without the aid of tools or fire was created by the mental effort of individual men and women. Sometimes they worked together, and their knowledge was increased by the work of predecessors, but each advance they made was their own. The mind cannot be received, shared, or borrowed. Every new idea in human history was a product of the work of an individual mind.
	~~molotov cocktail~~. ~~Rather than using burning cloth to ignite~~ the ~~flammable~~
	~~liquid~~, which ~~has at best a fair chance of igniting the liquid~~, ~~the chemical~~
	~~fire bottle utilizes the very hot~~ and ~~violent reaction between sulfuric acid~~
	~~and potassium chlorate. When~~ the ~~container breaks~~, ~~the sulfuric acid~~ in the
	~~mixture~~ of ~~gasoline sprays onto~~ the ~~paper soaked in potassium chlorate~~ and
	~~sugar~~. ~~The paper~~, ~~when struck~~ by the ~~acid~~, ~~instantly bursts into a white~~
	~~flame~~, ~~igniting the gasoline~~. ~~The chance~~ of ~~failure to ignite~~ the ~~gasoline~~
	~~is very low, and can be reduced further if there is enough potassium~~
	~~chlorate and sugar to spare~~.

			In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.

	==~~== MATERIALS ==~~==		== Freedom and Force ==

	~~potassium chlorate (2 teaspoons)12 oz.glass bottle w/lined capplastic spoon~~		Full article: [[Initiation of Force]]
	~~gasoline (8 ounces) sugar (2 teaspoons) cooking pan~~
	~~baking soda (1 teaspoon) sulfuric acid ( 4 ounces)paper towels~~
	~~glass cup glass or teflon coated funnelrubber cement~~

	~~1) Test~~ the ~~cap~~ of the ~~bottle with~~ a ~~few drops~~ of ~~sulfuric acid~~ to		To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.
	~~make sure that~~ the ~~acid will not eat away~~ the ~~bottle cap during storage~~.
	~~If the acid eats through it~~, a ~~new top must~~ be ~~found~~ and ~~tested~~, ~~until a cap~~
	~~that~~ the ~~acid does not eat through is found~~. ~~A glass top~~ is ~~excellent~~.

	~~2) Carefully mix~~ the ~~gasoline with~~ the ~~sulfuric acid~~. ~~This should~~ be		In a political context, freedom means solely the freedom from the initiation of force by other men. Only by the initiation of force can man's rights be violated. Whether it is by a theft, force, fraud, or government censorship, man's rights can be violated only by the initiation of force. Because man's life depends on the use of reason to achieve the values necessary for his life, the initiation of force renders his mind useless as a means of survival. To live, man must achieve the values necessary to sustain his live. To achieve values, man must be free to think and to act on his judgment. To live, man must be free to think. To be free to think, man must be free to act. In the words of Ayn Rand, "Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries."
	~~done in an open area and preferably from~~ a ~~distance~~. ~~There is~~ a ~~chance that~~
	the ~~sulfuric acid could react with an impurity in~~ the ~~gasoline~~, ~~igniting it~~.

	~~3) Using a glass funnel~~, ~~slowly pour~~ the ~~mixture into~~ the ~~glass~~		Because force renders man's mind useless, every man has the right to self-defense -- and the right to use force to retaliate against those who initiate force against him. However, no man -- and no group of men -- has the right to initiate force against any individual. The initiation of force is a great moral evil, but the use of force in self-defense is a moral requisite.
	~~bottle~~. ~~Wipe up any spi\|\|s~~ of ~~acid on~~ the ~~sides~~ of ~~the bottle~~, ~~and screw~~ the
	~~cap on the bottle. Wash the outside with a solution~~ of ~~baking soda~~ in ~~cold~~
	~~water. Then carefully rinse the outside with plenty of cold water. Set it~~
	~~aside to dry~~.

	~~4) Put about two teaspoons of potassium chlorate and about two~~		== Capitalism ==
	~~teaspoons of sugar into the glass cup. Add about ½ cup of boiling water,~~
	~~or enough to dissolve all of the potassium chlorate and sugar.~~

	~~5) Place~~ a ~~sheet~~ of ~~paper towel in~~ the ~~raised edge cooking pan~~. ~~Fold~~		The proper name for a social system based on political freedom is [[capitalism]]. The essence of capitalism is not private property or market-based prices -- these are the consequences, not the essentials of such a system. A capitalist society is based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights. Under capitalism, all property is privately owned, and the state is separated from economics just as it is from religion. Economically, capitalism is a system of laissez faire, or free markets.
	the ~~paper towel in half~~, and ~~pour~~ the ~~solution of dissolved potassium~~
	~~chlorate and sugar on it until~~ it is ~~wet through, but not soaked~~. ~~Allow the~~
	~~towel to dry~~.

	~~6) When it is dry, put a line of cement about 1" wide down the side~~		==See Also==
	~~of the glass bottle. Starting halfway across the line of cement, wrap the~~		* [[Rights]]
	~~paper towel around the bottle, with the bottom edge of the towel lining up~~		* [[Government]]
	~~with the bottom edge of the bottle. Coat the inside of the remaining edge~~
	~~of the towel with cement before pressing it into place. Store the bottle in~~
	~~a place where it will not be broken or tipped over.~~

	~~7) When finished, the solution in the bottle should appear as two~~
	~~distinct liquids, a dark brownish-red solution on the bottom, and a clear~~
	~~solution on top. The two solutions will not mix. To use the chemical fire~~
	~~bottle, simply throw it at any hard surface.~~

	~~8) NEVER OPEN THE BOTTLE, SINCE SOME SULFURIC ACID MIGHT BE ON THE~~
	~~CAP, WHICH COULD TRICKLE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE AND IGNITE THE~~
	~~POTASSIUM CHLORATE, CAUSING A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION.~~

	~~9) To test the device, tear a small piece of the paper towel off the~~
	~~bottle, and put a few drops of sulfuric acid on it. The paper towel should~~
	~~immediately burst into a white flame.~~

	~~If you intend to subsitute other flammable liquids for the gasoline,~~
	~~first make sure that they will not react with the sulfuric acid. This can~~
	~~be done by mixing a small amount in a bottle, then testing the Ph after~~
	~~several days have passed.~~

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	Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.		Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.

	== ~~Individualism~~ ==		== Tools of a Capitalist ==
			=== Chemical Fire Bottle ===

	~~In relation to other men, each man~~ is ~~fundamentally independent -- not because he can live on his own, but because he can only think with his own mind -- there is no "collective consciousness~~." ~~All creative effort~~, ~~every invention in history~~, ~~every advance in~~ the ~~process that created~~ the ~~wealthy, industrial society in which we now live in,~~ and ~~which distinguishes us from~~ the ~~proto-humans that lived short~~, ~~violent lives~~ in ~~caves without~~ the ~~aid~~ of ~~tools or fire was created by~~ the ~~mental effort of individual men~~ and ~~women~~. ~~Sometimes they worked together~~, ~~and their knowledge was increased~~ by the ~~work of predecessors~~, ~~but each advance they made was their own~~. The ~~mind cannot be received, shared, or borrowed. Every new idea in human history was a product~~ of the ~~work of an individual mind~~.		The chemical fire bottle is really nothing more than an advanced
			molotov cocktail. Rather than using burning cloth to ignite the flammable
			liquid, which has at best a fair chance of igniting the liquid, the chemical
			fire bottle utilizes the very hot and violent reaction between sulfuric acid
			and potassium chlorate. When the container breaks, the sulfuric acid in the
			mixture of gasoline sprays onto the paper soaked in potassium chlorate and
			sugar. The paper, when struck by the acid, instantly bursts into a white
			flame, igniting the gasoline. The chance of failure to ignite the gasoline
			is very low, and can be reduced further if there is enough potassium
			chlorate and sugar to spare.

	In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.

	== ~~Freedom and Force~~ ==		==== MATERIALS ====

	~~Full article: [[Initiation of Force]]~~		potassium chlorate (2 teaspoons)12 oz.glass bottle w/lined capplastic spoon
			gasoline (8 ounces) sugar (2 teaspoons) cooking pan
			baking soda (1 teaspoon) sulfuric acid ( 4 ounces)paper towels
			glass cup glass or teflon coated funnelrubber cement

	~~To pursue~~ the ~~values necessary for his life~~ a ~~society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom~~ of ~~action. Freedom does not mean the freedom~~ to ~~act by permission of a state or a dictator, but~~ the ~~freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does~~ not ~~infringe on~~ the ~~same and equal freedom of others~~. ~~To live in a society~~, ~~man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from~~ a ~~man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property,~~ and ~~the pursuit of happiness. Thus~~, ~~rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in~~ a ~~social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are~~ not ~~given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon~~. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is ~~to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone~~.		1) Test the cap of the bottle with a few drops of sulfuric acid to
			make sure that the acid will not eat away the bottle cap during storage.
			If the acid eats through it, a new top must be found and tested, until a cap
			that the acid does not eat through is found. A glass top is excellent.

	~~In a political context, freedom means solely~~ the ~~freedom from~~ the ~~initiation of force by other men~~. ~~Only by the initiation of force can man's rights~~ be ~~violated~~. ~~Whether it~~ is by a ~~theft, force, fraud, or government censorship, man's rights can be violated only by~~ the ~~initiation of force. Because man's life depends on~~ the ~~use of reason to achieve the values necessary for his life~~, the initiation of force renders his mind useless as a means of survival. To live, man must achieve the values necessary to sustain his live. To achieve values, man must be free to think and to act on his judgment. To live, man must be free to think. To be free to think, man must be free to act. In the words of Ayn Rand, "Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries."		2) Carefully mix the gasoline with the sulfuric acid. This should be
			done in an open area and preferably from a distance. There is a chance that
			the sulfuric acid could react with an impurity in the gasoline, igniting it.

	~~Because force renders man's mind useless~~, ~~every man has~~ the ~~right to self-defense -- and~~ the ~~right to use force to retaliate against those who initiate force against him~~. ~~However~~, ~~no man --~~ and ~~no group of men -- has~~ the ~~right to initiate force against any individual~~. ~~The initiation~~ of ~~force is a great moral evil, but~~ the ~~use~~ of ~~force in self-defense is a moral requisite~~.		3) Using a glass funnel, slowly pour the mixture into the glass
			bottle. Wipe up any spi\|\|s of acid on the sides of the bottle, and screw the
			cap on the bottle. Wash the outside with a solution of baking soda in cold
			water. Then carefully rinse the outside with plenty of cold water. Set it
			aside to dry.

	~~== Capitalism ==~~		4) Put about two teaspoons of potassium chlorate and about two
			teaspoons of sugar into the glass cup. Add about ½ cup of boiling water,
			or enough to dissolve all of the potassium chlorate and sugar.

	~~The proper name for~~ a ~~social system based on political freedom is [[capitalism]]. The essence~~ of ~~capitalism is not private property or market-based prices -- these are the consequences, not~~ the ~~essentials of such a system~~. ~~A capitalist society is based on~~ the ~~recognition of individual rights, including property rights. Under capitalism, all property is privately owned~~, and the ~~state is separated from economics just as~~ it is ~~from religion~~. ~~Economically, capitalism is a system of laissez faire, or free markets~~.		5) Place a sheet of paper towel in the raised edge cooking pan. Fold
			the paper towel in half, and pour the solution of dissolved potassium
			chlorate and sugar on it until it is wet through, but not soaked. Allow the
			towel to dry.

	~~==See Also==~~		6) When it is dry, put a line of cement about 1" wide down the side
	* [[Rights]]		of the glass bottle. Starting halfway across the line of cement, wrap the
	* [[Government]]		paper towel around the bottle, with the bottom edge of the towel lining up
			with the bottom edge of the bottle. Coat the inside of the remaining edge
			of the towel with cement before pressing it into place. Store the bottle in
			a place where it will not be broken or tipped over.

			7) When finished, the solution in the bottle should appear as two
			distinct liquids, a dark brownish-red solution on the bottom, and a clear
			solution on top. The two solutions will not mix. To use the chemical fire
			bottle, simply throw it at any hard surface.

			8) NEVER OPEN THE BOTTLE, SINCE SOME SULFURIC ACID MIGHT BE ON THE
			CAP, WHICH COULD TRICKLE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE AND IGNITE THE
			POTASSIUM CHLORATE, CAUSING A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION.

			9) To test the device, tear a small piece of the paper towel off the
			bottle, and put a few drops of sulfuric acid on it. The paper towel should
			immediately burst into a white flame.

			If you intend to subsitute other flammable liquids for the gasoline,
			first make sure that they will not react with the sulfuric acid. This can
			be done by mixing a small amount in a bottle, then testing the Ph after
			several days have passed.

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	Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.		Politics is the application of ethics to a social context. Since the Objectivist ethics holds that each man is an end in himself, with his own life and happiness as his highest moral purpose, in politics it necessarily follows that each man possesses an absolute right to his own life. This does not mean that man has a right to survival, merely that he possesses soverignty over his mind and body, and thus the right to act on his own judgement. All other [[rights]], i.e. liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, etc., are merely applications of the right to life.

	== ~~Individualism~~ ==		== Tools of a Capitalist ==
			=== Chemical Fire Bottle ===

	~~In relation to other men, each man~~ is ~~fundamentally independent -- not because he can live on his own, but because he can only think with his own mind -- there is no "collective consciousness~~." ~~All creative effort~~, ~~every invention in history~~, ~~every advance in~~ the ~~process that created~~ the ~~wealthy, industrial society in which we now live in,~~ and ~~which distinguishes us from~~ the ~~proto-humans that lived short~~, ~~violent lives~~ in ~~caves without~~ the ~~aid~~ of ~~tools or fire was created by~~ the ~~mental effort of individual men~~ and ~~women~~. ~~Sometimes they worked together~~, ~~and their knowledge was increased~~ by the ~~work of predecessors~~, ~~but each advance they made was their own~~. The ~~mind cannot be received, shared, or borrowed. Every new idea in human history was a product~~ of the ~~work of an individual mind~~.		The chemical fire bottle is really nothing more than an advanced
			molotov cocktail. Rather than using burning cloth to ignite the flammable
			liquid, which has at best a fair chance of igniting the liquid, the chemical
			fire bottle utilizes the very hot and violent reaction between sulfuric acid
			and potassium chlorate. When the container breaks, the sulfuric acid in the
			mixture of gasoline sprays onto the paper soaked in potassium chlorate and
			sugar. The paper, when struck by the acid, instantly bursts into a white
			flame, igniting the gasoline. The chance of failure to ignite the gasoline
			is very low, and can be reduced further if there is enough potassium
			chlorate and sugar to spare.

	In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.

	== ~~Freedom and Force~~ ==		==== MATERIALS ====

	~~Full article: [[Initiation of Force]]~~		potassium chlorate (2 teaspoons)12 oz.glass bottle w/lined capplastic spoon
			gasoline (8 ounces) sugar (2 teaspoons) cooking pan
			baking soda (1 teaspoon) sulfuric acid ( 4 ounces)paper towels
			glass cup glass or teflon coated funnelrubber cement

	~~To pursue~~ the ~~values necessary for his life~~ a ~~society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom~~ of ~~action. Freedom does not mean the freedom~~ to ~~act by permission of a state or a dictator, but~~ the ~~freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does~~ not ~~infringe on~~ the ~~same and equal freedom of others~~. ~~To live in a society~~, ~~man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from~~ a ~~man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property,~~ and ~~the pursuit of happiness. Thus~~, ~~rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in~~ a ~~social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are~~ not ~~given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon~~. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is ~~to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone~~.		1) Test the cap of the bottle with a few drops of sulfuric acid to
			make sure that the acid will not eat away the bottle cap during storage.
			If the acid eats through it, a new top must be found and tested, until a cap
			that the acid does not eat through is found. A glass top is excellent.

	~~In a political context, freedom means solely~~ the ~~freedom from~~ the ~~initiation of force by other men~~. ~~Only by the initiation of force can man's rights~~ be ~~violated~~. ~~Whether it~~ is by a ~~theft, force, fraud, or government censorship, man's rights can be violated only by~~ the ~~initiation of force. Because man's life depends on~~ the ~~use of reason to achieve the values necessary for his life~~, the initiation of force renders his mind useless as a means of survival. To live, man must achieve the values necessary to sustain his live. To achieve values, man must be free to think and to act on his judgment. To live, man must be free to think. To be free to think, man must be free to act. In the words of Ayn Rand, "Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries."		2) Carefully mix the gasoline with the sulfuric acid. This should be
			done in an open area and preferably from a distance. There is a chance that
			the sulfuric acid could react with an impurity in the gasoline, igniting it.

	~~Because force renders man's mind useless~~, ~~every man has~~ the ~~right to self-defense -- and~~ the ~~right to use force to retaliate against those who initiate force against him~~. ~~However~~, ~~no man --~~ and ~~no group of men -- has~~ the ~~right to initiate force against any individual~~. ~~The initiation~~ of ~~force is a great moral evil, but~~ the ~~use~~ of ~~force in self-defense is a moral requisite~~.		3) Using a glass funnel, slowly pour the mixture into the glass
			bottle. Wipe up any spi\|\|s of acid on the sides of the bottle, and screw the
			cap on the bottle. Wash the outside with a solution of baking soda in cold
			water. Then carefully rinse the outside with plenty of cold water. Set it
			aside to dry.

	~~== Capitalism ==~~		4) Put about two teaspoons of potassium chlorate and about two
			teaspoons of sugar into the glass cup. Add about ½ cup of boiling water,
			or enough to dissolve all of the potassium chlorate and sugar.

	~~The proper name for~~ a ~~social system based on political freedom is [[capitalism]]. The essence~~ of ~~capitalism is not private property or market-based prices -- these are the consequences, not~~ the ~~essentials of such a system~~. ~~A capitalist society is based on~~ the ~~recognition of individual rights, including property rights. Under capitalism, all property is privately owned~~, and the ~~state is separated from economics just as~~ it is ~~from religion~~. ~~Economically, capitalism is a system of laissez faire, or free markets~~.		5) Place a sheet of paper towel in the raised edge cooking pan. Fold
			the paper towel in half, and pour the solution of dissolved potassium
			chlorate and sugar on it until it is wet through, but not soaked. Allow the
			towel to dry.

	~~==See Also==~~		6) When it is dry, put a line of cement about 1" wide down the side
	* [[Rights]]		of the glass bottle. Starting halfway across the line of cement, wrap the
	* [[Government]]		paper towel around the bottle, with the bottom edge of the towel lining up
			with the bottom edge of the bottle. Coat the inside of the remaining edge
			of the towel with cement before pressing it into place. Store the bottle in
			a place where it will not be broken or tipped over.

			7) When finished, the solution in the bottle should appear as two
			distinct liquids, a dark brownish-red solution on the bottom, and a clear
			solution on top. The two solutions will not mix. To use the chemical fire
			bottle, simply throw it at any hard surface.

			8) NEVER OPEN THE BOTTLE, SINCE SOME SULFURIC ACID MIGHT BE ON THE
			CAP, WHICH COULD TRICKLE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE AND IGNITE THE
			POTASSIUM CHLORATE, CAUSING A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION.

			9) To test the device, tear a small piece of the paper towel off the
			bottle, and put a few drops of sulfuric acid on it. The paper towel should
			immediately burst into a white flame.

			If you intend to subsitute other flammable liquids for the gasoline,
			first make sure that they will not react with the sulfuric acid. This can
			be done by mixing a small amount in a bottle, then testing the Ph after
			several days have passed.

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	== Freedom and Force ==		== Freedom and Force ==

	Full article: [[Force]]		Full article: [[Initiation of Force]]

	To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.		To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.

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	== Freedom and Force ==		== Freedom and Force ==

			Full article: [[Force]]

	To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.		To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.

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Force

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	In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.		In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.

	== Force ==		== Freedom and Force ==

	To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.		To pursue the values necessary for his life a society, man requires only one thing from others: freedom of action. Freedom does not mean the freedom to act by permission of a state or a dictator, but the freedom to act however one pleases as long as one does not infringe on the same and equal freedom of others. To live in a society, man requires rights to protect the actions necessary to sustain his own life. All rights derive from a man's right to his own life, including the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Thus, rights are moral principles defining his freedom of action in a social context. Rights are inalienable -- they are not given to man by any government and may not be morally infringed upon. A man may have his rights violated by a criminal or a corrupt regime, but morally he remains in the right, and the dictator and criminal in the wrong. Rights are not guarantees to things or obligation placed on others, but only guarantees to freedom from violence (the right to life), freedom of action (the right to liberty), and the results of those actions (the right to property). The only obligations one's rights impose on other men is to respect the same and equal rights of others -- the freedom to be left alone.

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Individualism

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	In relation to other men, each man is fundamentally independent -- not because he can live on his own, but because he can only think with his own mind -- there is no "collective consciousness." All creative effort, every invention in history, every advance in the process that created the wealthy, industrial society in which we now live in, and which distinguishes us from the proto-humans that lived short, violent lives in caves without the aid of tools or fire was created by the mental effort of individual men and women. Sometimes they worked together, and their knowledge was increased by the work of predecessors, but each advance they made was their own. The mind cannot be received, shared, or borrowed. Every new idea in human history was a product of the work of an individual mind.		In relation to other men, each man is fundamentally independent -- not because he can live on his own, but because he can only think with his own mind -- there is no "collective consciousness." All creative effort, every invention in history, every advance in the process that created the wealthy, industrial society in which we now live in, and which distinguishes us from the proto-humans that lived short, violent lives in caves without the aid of tools or fire was created by the mental effort of individual men and women. Sometimes they worked together, and their knowledge was increased by the work of predecessors, but each advance they made was their own. The mind cannot be received, shared, or borrowed. Every new idea in human history was a product of the work of an individual mind.

	In a human society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.		In a [[Man's Nature\|human]] society -- one that recognizes the independence of each man's mind -- each individual is an end in himself. He owns his life, and no one else's. Other men are not his slaves, and he is not theirs. They have no claim on his life or on the values he creates to maintain his life, and he has no claim on theirs. In a free society, men can gain immense values from each other by voluntarily trading the values they create to mutual gain. However, they can only create values if they are free to use their minds to exercise their creativity. A man is better living off on his own than as a slave to his brothers. Individualism is the recognition that each man is an independent, thinking being. An individualist recognizes no authority higher than his of judgment of the truth, and no higher standard of value than his own life. That which furthers his life is the good, while that which destroys it is evil. Individualism is opposed to collectivism, the idea that man does not have an independent mind, does not own his life, and lives as a slave to his brothers. Collectivism holds the evil idea that man's life has value only so far as it servers the society, State, or race.

	== Force ==		== Force ==

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Capitalism

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	== Capitalism ==		== Capitalism ==

	The proper name for a social system based on political freedom is capitalism. The essence of capitalism is not private property or market-based prices -- these are the consequences, not the essentials of such a system. A capitalist society is based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights. Under capitalism, all property is privately owned, and the state is separated from economics just as it is from religion. Economically, capitalism is a system of laissez faire, or free markets.		The proper name for a social system based on political freedom is [[capitalism]]. The essence of capitalism is not private property or market-based prices -- these are the consequences, not the essentials of such a system. A capitalist society is based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights. Under capitalism, all property is privately owned, and the state is separated from economics just as it is from religion. Economically, capitalism is a system of laissez faire, or free markets.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Rights]]		* [[Rights]]
	* [[Government]]		* [[Government]]

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	* [[Rights]]		* [[Rights]]
	* [[Government]]		* [[Government]]

			[[Category:Politics]]