Rationality Matters

script by DataPacRat

art by Karno

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DataPacRat's Draft for a Libertarian Compact, v. 0.1a

I [swear | promise | affirm | announce my intention]:

• 1) To try to avoid infringing upon the rights of others, by force, fraud or threat; such rights including (but not limited to):
  • The right to life,
  • The right to own property,
  • The right to liberty of self and property,
  • The right to freedom of thought and expression,
  • The right to act in self-defense;
• 2) To recompense anyone whose rights I do infringe, to restore matters as closely as possible to what they would have been if I had not infringed upon them; and
• 2a) If I cannot come to an agreement about whether compensation is owing, or how much, to find a mutually-agreed neutral arbiter and abide by their ruling;
• 3) To participate in a process to describe what actions are to be considered as infringing on someone's rights;
• 4) To act in the common defence of those who abide by similar principles.