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Robert LeFevre
1911–1986
A leading voice in mid-20th-century libertarian thought, he built schools, wrote widely, and argued for a radical form of individual self-rule he called autarchism. His work helped shape debates about freedom, government, and nonviolence for a generation of readers and students.
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Anarchy
by Robert LeFevre
About the author
Born in 1911, he became an American businessman, radio personality, educator, and political thinker best known in libertarian circles. He is closely associated with autarchism, his term for a philosophy centered on individual self-government and a strong rejection of coercion.
In 1957, he founded the Freedom School in Colorado Springs, an educational project devoted to libertarian ideas and free-market economics. The school later became Rampart College, and through its lectures, publications, and network of students, it became an important meeting place for advocates of individual liberty.
He wrote and spoke extensively on liberty, government power, and nonviolence, and remained an influential if sometimes unconventional figure within the broader libertarian movement. He died in 1986, but his teaching and writing continued to be remembered by later organizations and readers interested in the history of American libertarian thought.