The Declaration of Independence versus Egalitarianism
From Audio Mises Wire by Mises Institute
June 12, 2026 · 19 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the conflict between the Declaration of Independence and egalitarian interpretations that support centralized state power.
Egalitarian interpreters of the Declaration not only empower the centralized state but promote a view of “equality” that shares a common ethical error with slavery itself—that legal castes of humans may be created and enforced against the liberty of others.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/declaration-independence-versus-egalitarianism
Topics covered
- Egalitarianism
- Declaration of Independence
- centralized state
- equality
- liberty
- ethical error
- slavery
Keywords
- Egalitarianism
- Declaration of Independence
- centralized state
- equality
- liberty
- ethical error
- slavery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises Institute
Books & works: The Declaration of Independence
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