Everything presented in the first part of the book is an extremely concise summary of the libertarian worldview. Using this outline, you will be able, if you wish, to reproduce the libertarian approach to any specific practical problems and get a general idea of what a libertarian would say on any given issue.

It is by no means necessary to view libertarianism as the only correct teaching, the only logically consistent worldview, or the source of the kindest, most honest, and most just judgments. It is enough to place it alongside other worldviews and, when the occasion arises, weigh what it says on a particular topic against what other systems of thought say. Perhaps you will find a certain sphere of problems for which the libertarian conceptual apparatus is best suited. Perhaps you will find it suitable for all cases in life. It is not impossible, although highly unlikely, that you will reject it entirely and rely on a completely different theory. But, at the very least, do not attribute to libertarianism theses that it does not put forward, and if you do so, at least be aware that you are consciously attempting to distort reality—and then you can find a moral justification for your actions to sleep more soundly.

In the second part, we will turn to specific questions regarding the structure of society to test how the libertarian conceptual apparatus works in more applied situations.