"As long as there are money printers, there can be no freedom of expression. Money is the tool we use to express value to each other. Whoever controls the money supply controls the world." - Knut Svanholm
The world became vastly more free when we separated our religious morals and authority from the apparatus of the state. The separation of church and state is one of the most important developments for freedom in history. But the state retained an unjust, unequal level of control & limitation on the freedom of expression, by monopolizing the very tool we use to express value. Money.
Bitcoin is, The Separation of Money and State. Check out the full article at Bitcoin Magazine below:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-separation-of-money-and-state
To dig deeper into the concept of rights and the Bitcoin system, check out Guy's Take #32.
Rights, Incentives & the Bitcoin System:
https://bitcoinaudible.com/?p=4800
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