If you could identify all of the reasons for liberty, on how many fingers would you count? Would it be utilitarian; that it produces the most goods, the best quality goods, and at the lowest cost? Would it be that freedom is the only role proper to man given his natural propensities? Would it be that it allows for the most diversity, most job-specifications, and fosters the growth of new ideas?
There are innumerable benefits that we could name. In the face of an adversary, the best supporting evidence you can give is its foundation: reason itself. Libertarianism and individualism are the only consistent philosophies to be offered. If you believe in it, you need not know the details of each government program, need not know the costs vs. the benefits of a given piece of legislation and how it affects a myriad of separate people or a demographic as a whole—although you probably will. It provides such a concrete substratum on which to base all of your decisions and your judgment calls.
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