"Don't hurt people and don't take their…

“Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff” is a Libertarian saying that has been printed on many images.

Barbara Howe, a Libertarian Party candidate for North Carolina governor in 2000, was quoted in the Charlotte (NY) Observer on September 24, 2000:

“‘There are two simple rules,’ she said. ‘Don’t hurt people, and don’t take their stuff.’”

”@Brent_Worth maybe have your own morallity and let others have theres. the only rules should be don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff” was posted on Twitter by Kevin Koskella on March 21, 2009. “Legislation should be minimal. Don’t hurt people, don’t take their stuff. Legislating who can marry? Pointless” was posted on Twitter by Black to the Future on August 4, 2010. “Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff” was posted on Twitter by Dean Clancy on November 11, 2011. “#Social_justice is either a derivative of the ethical axiom,‘Don’t hurt people, or take their stuff’, or it is a prescription for #injustice” was posted on Twitter by Jacob on February 1, 2012.

Matt Kibbe, President and Chief Community Organizer of Free the People and a previous president of FreedomWorks, lectured on this subject in 2013 and wrote the book Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto (2014). “@mkibbe speaking at #MCForum ‘Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.’ #FW @Freedomworks #tcot #tlot” was posted on Twitter by Terry Kibbe on March 27, 2013.

“You become a libertarian when you realize that it’s wrong to hurt people and take their stuff. You become an anarchist when you realize that there are no exceptions” is a related saying.

Wikipedia: Matt Kibbe
Matthew B. Kibbe (/ˈkɪbi/) is the President and Chief Community Organizer of Free the People, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting libertarian ideals. Prior to founding Free the People, he was the President of FreedomWorks, a position he held from 2004–2015. He was formerly CEO, the post now held by Adam Brandon. He originally joined the organization (previously known as Citizens for a Sound Economy) as a policy analyst in 1986. He previously worked as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Dan Miller (R-FL), Senior Economist at the Republican National Committee.

Newspapers.com
24 September 2000, Charlotte (NY) Observer, “3 hopefuls for governor agree a lot” by Anna Griffin, pg. 5B, col. 1:
(Barbara Howe, Libertarian candidate for NC governor.—ed.)
Howe tried to explain the Libertarian philosophy—less government, more personal freedom—to the crowd of about 100 Wake County students, who waved signs with their schools’ names.

“There are two simple rules,” she said. “Don’t hurt people, and don’t take their stuff.”

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Kevin Koskella@triswimcoach·Mar 21, 2009
Replying to @Brent_Worth
@Brent_Worth maybe have your own morallity and let others have theres. the only rules should be don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff

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Black to the Future@Adjective_J·Aug 4, 2010
Replying to @drearyworlds
@sheriffpony it shouldn’t be. Legislation should be minimal. Don’t hurt people, don’t take their stuff. Legislating who can marry? Pointless

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Religion Ethics BBS
@R_and_E_BBS
ray o- “Don’t hurt people, don’t take their stuff” http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?id=175790;article=1418457
11:30 AM · Mar 4, 2011·DiscussionApp

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Dean Clancy
@DeanClancy
Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.
7:03 PM · Nov 11, 2011·TweetDeck

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Matt
@ratplant
“Put simply, don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.”
11:35 PM · Nov 24, 2011·Twitter Web Client

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Jacob
@Darjeelingzen
#Social_justice is either a derivative of the ethical axiom,“Don’t hurt people, or take their stuff”, or it is a prescription for #injustice
8:31 PM · Feb 1, 2012·Twitter Web Client

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Jeff Heyen
@JeffHeyen
Hand Clap…. RT @kristinaribali: Limited government ethos: Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff. Translation: Don’t shoot…
3:45 PM · Jul 24, 2012·Hootsuite

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Amelia
@AmeliaHammy
RT @KristinaRibali: Tea Party ethos: Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff. #FreePAC
9:43 PM · Oct 26, 2012·TweetDeck

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Nassau County LP
@NassauCountyLP
#TeaParty preaches, don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff. #Personal #Responsibility
7:56 PM · Feb 15, 2013·Twitter Web Client

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Terry Kibbe
@tkibbe
@mkibbe speaking at #MCForum “Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.” #FW @Freedomworks
#tcot #tlot
11:59 AM · Mar 27, 2013·Echofon

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Terry Kibbe
@tkibbe
@Mkibbe Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff. USA TODAY - http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2054455
8:43 PM · Apr 7, 2013·Echofon

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Terry Kibbe
@tkibbe
@mkibbe at the Vilnius #FMRS2013 - Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.
@freedomworks #FW
5:04 AM · Jun 4, 2013·Echofon

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deadbeard
@dirt_person_
Don’t hurt people, and don’t take their stuff or rip them off.
3:04 AM · Jul 1, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

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FreedomWorks
@FreedomWorks
RT @KristinaRibali: The Tea Party ethos. RT @red_red_head: “Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff.” mkibbe http://instagram.com/p/eAKX_pDpwI/
10:22 AM · Sep 8, 2013·TweetDeck

OCLC WorldCat record
Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff : a libertarian manifesto
Author: Matt Kibbe
Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2014] ©2014.
Edition/Format: Print book : English

Google Groups: freedom-news-daily
04/08—Six rules for liberty; The Big Lie of a “rape culture”
Thomas L. Knapp
Apr 8, 2014, 8:55:17 AM
(...)
21) Six rules for liberty
Source: Fox News Forum
by Matt Kibbe

“Don’t hurt people, and don’t take their stuff. That’s it, in a nutshell. Everyone should be free to live their lives as they think best, so long as they don’t hurt other people and don’t take other people’s stuff. I am not a moral philosopher, and I don’t particularly aspire to be one. But the rules for liberty are simple and straightforward. They’re blindly applied across the board, not doled out discriminately by meddling politicians and government bureaucrats. They define our actions at every level of society, from federal government to local communities, towards friends and enemies both foreign and domestic” [editor’s note: very well summarized; I might have to go buy the book - SAT] (04/07/14)

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/04/07/rules-for-liberty

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Owen Watkins
@0gr314t
1. Don’t hurt people
2. Don’t take their stuff
3. If they are following 1 & 2, Don’t tell them how to live their lives
@LPVets @LPMisesCaucus @LPMisesCaucusOH @LPOhio @LPNational
#Libertarian #Mises
8:30 AM · Oct 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Young Americans for Liberty
@YALiberty
Don’t hurt people and don’t take their stuff!
7:00 PM · Oct 21, 2021·HubSpot

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Just Another Redhead 4 Liberty
@GVoter2020
Replying to @ToddHagopian
I think @mkibbe shortened version of NAP, don’t hurt people,don’t take their stuff is accurate. I think people disagree on the hurt part. Being an asshole can cause pain to another person and that is a huge miss for many.
10:06 AM · Oct 22, 2021·Twitter for Android