Hello, everybody. Thank you for joining me today. I'm sorry, I can't be with you in Liberland.
But Liberland is a very important place for me and for anyone who loves liberty because
it sets the example of what we need someday in this world if people finally decide liberty
is better than authoritarianism. There has never been a time in history for the world
to be in such chaos and universally so across the whole globe. The financial situation is
falling apart. There's not much respect for civil liberties. War mongering continues to
go on. Our country is bankrupt, but the whole world is bankrupt. So we are having serious
problems that at the same time all this fuss and fume over coronavirus is handled
the same way they handled 9-11. Destroy the civil liberties of the American people.
Right after 9-11, the Patriot Act was passed and this was supposed to solve all the problems.
And that's exactly what we're doing today in a reaction to the coronavirus. Take away the
liberties of the American people and this will solve the problem. But it is very, very serious
and that is why Liberland is so important. It's important because it's a place. It's
important also because it's an idea too. It's a place where people can go and understand
and promote the answers to the world's problem. So that is why I'm very proud to be a part of
this organization and I have, like I said, I have a passport to Liberland. But of course,
there is a mystical part of it too because it's not enough to house too many people,
but it is real. It's mystical in the sense that it represents an idea and the idea is that
of liberty and the great need for that element right now today, more so than ever.
There was a major speech given when I was a sophomore in high school. It was given by
MacArthur after he had been fired by Truman during the Korean War. And the speech was given
to the House of Representatives and to the nation and we had an assembly which was very,
very unusual. The only time it happened when I was in high school brought everybody together to
listen to somebody talking on the radio and that of course was to listen live to MacArthur's
speech that became very, very famous. But most everybody remembers his closing
because he closed it with some words from an old army ballot. He says,
old soldiers never die, they just fade away. And it was interesting and catchy and it's
been remembered. But you know when I take that saying and want to use it in a way about what happens
to old libertarians, the last thing that should happen is old libertarians shouldn't just fade
away. Old libertarians should go to Liberland. That's where they should go and promote the
cause of liberty. And I think that is so much different and important because it is the issues
of liberty that the people that are involved with Liberland are the ones who know this and can
promote it. So to me it's also very important. It is an idea but it is a place and only ideas
have consequences and the consequences are serious when they're bad idea. But instead of me seeing
the whole world totally in chaos and falling apart, I see the ideas of liberty and Liberland
as a place now that more people should be seeking and understanding because it is that
ideological expression of individual liberty in contrast to the authoritarianism which is
being presented to us as a solution in Washington and the world governments and wherever we go
that we have to sacrifice our liberties to solve all these problems. All these problems that
have come from the abuse of government power and the lack of liberty. So if we want to
really think seriously about what we should do that we shouldn't fade away and we don't want to
be like the old soldier that fades away and nobody ever hears about him. All libertarians should
go and seek their place in Liberland whether it's the actual place or whether it's the ideological
place which is so important. And that is based on one thing, non-aggression. It's simple.
Everybody should love it whether you're liberal progressive or whatever. Just give up the
principle of using force and violence against each other. Governments can't do it and people can't do
it so that should be available to all of us. Just think how wonderful it would be if people could
come together with this basic principle that nobody and no government can initiate violence
against somebody else. I mean the world would be peaceful. It's a little bit more than we
can expect but at least the more the merry the more people who believe that the less chaos
that we're going to have but too many people like it's going on right now we have this chaos and people
are so anxious to look to the government. The government will solve our problem but I do believe
the ideas of liberty and and the and the whole principle of libertarianism alive and well.
Liberland is a place and it's an ideological philosophy that people should cling to and
make available because it brings people together. It brings people together no matter what your
beliefs are religious or no religion or economics on how you want to spend your money and who's
supposed to take care of you who's to protect you from yourself all these things that everybody
professes to believe in you take a poll and everybody says I don't want to government
in my bedroom. I don't want the government telling me how to spend my money and I don't think our
government should be fighting all these no-win wars so all we want that to do all we want
to do is bring that to fruition and let people understand that there are a lot of people out
there that know and study about liberty and we need them to know about liber land and to make use
of this and move in the direction of liberty and away from the coercive effects of authoritarianism
and believe me it's ripe for those changes. I think that the American people if they hear the
message they will respond to our call and that is where it's necessary. It is not a military
fight it's an ideological fight and it is up to us to promote the ideology and it's
based on this basic principle that individuals own their own lives and they have a responsibility
for their lives to take care of it and one major responsibility don't take care of other people
by the use of force you have no right to do that it won't solve the problem causes chaos
so that is the reason that I think liber land is a great symbol so I don't want anybody saying
old libertarians should just go away old libertarians should just fade away old libertarians
should become just as active as other just like all young libertarian the message is clear
we need to promote it. I want to thank everybody for being with you today and let's promote the
cause of liberty.