{"id":6535,"date":"2013-01-02T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T22:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2013-01-02T17:04:40","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T22:04:40","slug":"taoism-and-libertarianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/02\/taoism-and-libertarianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Taoism and Libertarianism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertarianism.org\/publications\/essays\/excursions\/thoughts-libertarian-strategy-new-year\">George H. Smith at Libertarianism.org<\/a> draws parallels between Libertarianism and Taoism, quoting from the Tao Te Ching:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color:#ddddff;\"><p>If you want to be a great leader,<br \/>\nyou must learn to follow the Tao.<br \/>\nStop trying to control,<br \/>\nLet go of fixed plans and concepts,<br \/>\nand the world will govern itself.<br \/>\nThe more prohibitions you have,<br \/>\nthe less virtuous people will be.<br \/>\nThe more weapons you have,<br \/>\nthe less secure people will be.<br \/>\nThe more subsidies you have,<br \/>\nthe less self-reliant people will be.<br \/>\nTherefore the Master says:<br \/>\nI let go of the law,<br \/>\nand people become honest.<br \/>\nI let go of economics,<br \/>\nand people become prosperous.<br \/>\nI let go of religion,<br \/>\nand people become serene.<br \/>\nI let go of all desire for the common good,<br \/>\nand the good becomes common as grass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Taoism identifies the following <a title=\"Taoism: Five Principles of Leadership\" href=\"http:\/\/tao-in-you.com\/tao-leadership.html\" target=\"_blank\">five principles of leadership<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If leaders have no clear direction they will confuse their followers. To achieve <em>clarity of mind<\/em>, eliminate the unnecessary.<\/li>\n<li>A clear mind leads to <em>simplicity<\/em> in thought and action.<\/li>\n<li>A good leader is adaptable. Like water, they are yielding and pliable but &#8220;yielding water dissolves the hardest stone.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>A good leader reflects the will of the people. They pay attention and listen. They follow, rather than lead.<\/li>\n<li>A good leader is sparing in exerting authority. They know when to stand aside and not interfere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color:#ddddff;\"><p>The best leaders are those their people hardly know exist&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly.<br \/>\nWhen they have accomplished their task,<br \/>\nthe people say, \u201cAmazing!<br \/>\nWe did it, all by ourselves!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George H. 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