12. From Social Bliss Considered | Individualism: A Reader
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Social Bliss Considered: In Marriage and Divorce; Cohabiting Unmarried, and Public Whoring (London: R. Rose, 1749) Peter Annet (1693-1769) transmitted the ideas of freethought to the common people of England. Here Annet argues for the legalization of divorce, cohabitation, and prostitution; Annet argues for the right of adults to consensual sexual activity, without governmental restrictions or punishments. This is an early formulation of the crucial libertarian distinction between vices and crimes. The Libertarianism.org Readers series provides an introduction to the major ideas and thinkers in the libertarian tradition. Get paperback, e-book, and audiobook versions (including free .mp3 downloads) of Individualism: A Reader here: http://www.libertarianism.org/books/individualism-reader
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