Knowledge + Means = Attainment Of Ends.

In the context of the means/ends conversation what we have is: knowledge + means = attainment of ends. This is the ever-present economic problem! The solution to the problem is inherently a part of the divine economy. How can I best describe the solution - the driving force that is hidden underneath the solution - to the problem? Entrepreneurship! Entrepreneurs are visionaries that cause the Justice/Unity axis to move to the right (Diagram III K).

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, p. 35.

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Economic Orthodoxy Excludes Ethics From Economics.

Freeing ourselves up to investigate at the same time both ethics (ends) and economics (means) makes sense since they are intertwined in the real world. Unless unshackled from the restrictions mandated by orthodoxy – noticeably so prior to the emergence of divine economy theory – then many fruits will be left undiscovered.

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, p. 34.

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At The Threshold Of Transition From Interventionism!

Obviously it can be said that we are not there yet. Some of the progress made to date has been camouflaged by the disarray caused by those who have disrupted the force of equilibrium. Stepping back and looking at human history we can see the tendency toward an ever-advancing civilization. If allowed to operate unhampered the equilibrium force that works by all of the various means within human civilization will bring peace and order. Besides, there is no moral authority for interference with the equilibrium force that is wholly and organically inherent and that operates naturally as a divine force.

We are at a threshold in human history. That threshold is the transition from interventionism - which lacks moral authority - to trust in the equilibrium force that exists as a divine institution (for lack of a better term) as part of God’s creation of human beings ‘in His Image.’ We are at the threshold of understanding how to establish a divine civilization in its fullness. We are at a threshold that was not achievable in the past.

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, pp. 26-27.

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Alternative To The Status Quo.

Can we visualize an alternative to the status quo of Statist law? “It is often difficult to see the important role customary law plays in determining the social order, since so much of custom has been codified or co-opted by common law courts and claimed as state law.” [47] The remnants of customary law still do exist and need to be strengthened. “Privatization in law and order involves two separate processes: 1) Increases in the privately owned and allocated resources devoted to the protection of persons and property, including the establishment and clarification of property rights through rule-making and adjudication; and 2) decreases in publicly controlled resources devoted to the same purposes.” [48]

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, p. 24.

[47] Bruce L. Benson, The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State, (Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, 1990), p. 228.

[48] Bruce L. Benson, The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State, (Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, 1990), p. 331.

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Harmonizing Federalism And Subsidiarity.

We seem to forget that we are traversing time and that ethical progress is a part of that journey. At this point in time we know some things with certainty. The natural and ethical basis of the economy is property rights and one of its corollaries – sound money. Another natural progression, known, that can function properly in a human civilization is federalism and its reciprocal – subsidiarity.  

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, pp. 23-24.

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Human Civilization Equilibrium Rests Upon Logical Structure Of Thought.

That is why understanding equilibrium as a divine force is so important. The resulting confidence will assure vigilant protection from the misdirected efforts of the ego-driven. The best and most effective way to apply this knowledge is to implement it at the correct scale, locally for instance, where the wisdom of certain individuals merits the confidence of others. Part of the trust in human civilization equilibrium is confidence that humans are truly one species with the same logical structure of thought. What we will find is that these smaller scale societies will basically discover and practice laws which are perfectly compatible within human civilization as a whole. Although this diversity is nothing but political anarchy it has none of the negative biases associated with that term.   

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, p. 23.

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The State Undermined Codified Customary Law.

Part of the modernization of law was its formalization. Broadly speaking the legal code evolved into two basic forms: as codified customary law and as common law. Codified law spelled it all out and it was therefore accessible to anyone who was interested. With common law “judges both made law and applied it. But common law had the defect of a wide margin of uncertainty.” [42] Common law eventually became the privileged arena of judges and lawyers. Obviously, restricted access and specialized jargon and legalistic methods created an enhanced opportunity for intervention. “Customary law and its institutions facilitate voluntary interactions; government law and its institutions facilitate involuntary transfers.” [43]

Liberty & Justice of Economic Equilibrium, p. 22.

[42] Henry Hazlitt, The Foundations of Morality, (The Foundation For Economic Education, Inc., 1998), p. 65.

 [43] Bruce L. Benson, The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State, (Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy, 1990), p. 101.

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