Unlocking Freedom: The Dynamic Impact of Private Property Ownership on Prosperity and Autonomy

Epictetus's Discourses (Book 4, Chapter 1 ) "Of Freedom"  opens with this line; "He is free who lives as he likes; who is not subject to compulsion, to restraint, or to violence."  We have written much here about freedom, liberty and our existential rights as individuals.  One of these fundamental and intrinsic rights is the right to privately own property.  It is often overlooked in the ongoing debates about rights and freedoms, but it is so critical that is must not be neglected.  Without it, humans can never truly be free of compulsion from others.