The journal will be edited to suit its editor, not its readers. He hopes that what suits him will suit them; but, if not, it will make no difference. No subscriber, or body of subscribers, will be allowed to govern his course, dictate his policy, or prescribe his methods. Liberty is published for the very definite purpose of spreading certain ideas, and no claim will be admitted, on any pretext of freedom of speech, to waste its limited space in hindering the attainment of that object. We are not afraid of discussion, and shall do what we can to make room for short, serious, and well-considered objection to our views.
However, the journal did become a forum for argumentation about diverse views and Tucker credited both Josiah Warren and the social anarchist Proudhon as influences for Liberty. For instance, says of Proudhon the following: "Liberty is a journal brought into existence almost as a direct consequences of the teachings of Proudhon" (Liberty I). He later said that Liberty was "the foremost organ of Josiah Warren's doctrines" (Liberty IX).
RevivalEdit
In 1974, an attempt to revive Tucker's Liberty was undertaken by some of Laurance Labadie's associates. Edited by Earl Foley and Walter Carroll, it billed itself as "The Revival of Liberty". The first issue contained articles by Labadie, Lynne Farrow and Earl Foley. Its editorial says: "We align ourselves with the Individualist Anarchist tradition of Josiah Warren and Benjamin Tucker". However, the revival did not survive past the first issue.[3]
liberty, 1881, 1908, liberty, 19th, century, anarchist, market, socialist, libertarian, socialist, periodical, published, united, states, benjamin, tucker, from, august, 1881, april, 1908, libertyfirst, issue, liberty, august, 1881, typepolitical, philosophyfo. Liberty was a 19th century anarchist market socialist 1 and libertarian socialist 2 periodical published in the United States by Benjamin Tucker from August 1881 to April 1908 LibertyFirst issue of Liberty August 6 1881 TypePolitical philosophyFormatBiweekly newspaperEditorBenjamin TuckerFounded1881 1881 Political alignmentAnarchism Libertarian Socialism MutualismLanguageEnglishCeased publication1908 115 years ago 1908 HeadquartersBoston MassachusettsIt was instrumental in developing and formalizing the American individualist anarchist market socialist philosophy publishing essays and serving as a format for debate Contributors included Tucker Lysander Spooner Auberon Herbert Dyer Lum Joshua K Ingalls John Henry Mackay Victor Yarros Wordsworth Donisthorpe James L Walker J William Lloyd Voltairine de Cleyre Steven T Byington John Beverley Robinson Jo Labadie and Henry Appleton Its masthead featured a quote from Pierre Joseph Proudhon that liberty is Not the Daughter But the Mother of Order Contents 1 Purpose 2 Revival 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPurpose EditBenjamin Tucker was an American individualist anarchist and made it clear that the purpose of the journal was to further his point of view saying in the first issue The journal will be edited to suit its editor not its readers He hopes that what suits him will suit them but if not it will make no difference No subscriber or body of subscribers will be allowed to govern his course dictate his policy or prescribe his methods Liberty is published for the very definite purpose of spreading certain ideas and no claim will be admitted on any pretext of freedom of speech to waste its limited space in hindering the attainment of that object We are not afraid of discussion and shall do what we can to make room for short serious and well considered objection to our views However the journal did become a forum for argumentation about diverse views and Tucker credited both Josiah Warren and the social anarchist Proudhon as influences for Liberty For instance says of Proudhon the following Liberty is a journal brought into existence almost as a direct consequences of the teachings of Proudhon Liberty I He later said that Liberty was the foremost organ of Josiah Warren s doctrines Liberty IX Revival EditIn 1974 an attempt to revive Tucker s Liberty was undertaken by some of Laurance Labadie s associates Edited by Earl Foley and Walter Carroll it billed itself as The Revival of Liberty The first issue contained articles by Labadie Lynne Farrow and Earl Foley Its editorial says We align ourselves with the Individualist Anarchist tradition of Josiah Warren and Benjamin Tucker However the revival did not survive past the first issue 3 In 2007 mutualist archivist Shawn P Wilbur used microfiche obtained from Libertarian Microfiche Publishing to release the first full text digital archive of Liberty 4 See also EditIndividualist anarchism Individualist anarchism in the United States Libertarian socialism List of anarchist periodicals Lucifer the Lightbearer 1883 1907 References Edit McKay Iain An Anarchist FAQ AK Press Oakland 2008 pp 60 McKay Iain An Anarchist FAQ AK Press Oakland 2008 pp 22 Laurance Labadie Keeper of the Flame Index of Liberty Archived 2010 08 07 at the Wayback Machine 2007 External links EditComplete archive of Liberty and Libertas at the Libertarian Labyrinth Individual Liberty a collection of many of Tucker s publications from Liberty Comprehensive Index to Liberty Benjamin Tucker Liberty and Individualist Anarchism by Wendy McElroy Benjamin R Tucker amp the Champions of Liberty A Centenary Anthology edited by Michael E Coughlin Charles H Hamilton and Mark A Sullivan The English Individualists As They Appear In Liberty by Carl Watner Benjamin Tucker and His Periodical Liberty by Carl Watner Liberty and Taxation by Benjamin Tucker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liberty 1881 1908 amp oldid 1151567939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
