Are my libertarian leanings genetic?
“The strongest and most important characteristic of the Norwegian people . . . is their love of freedom, which leads them to set their highest priority on individual rights under common law. Since this last trait is the essence of the American ideal, it means that the Norwegian immigrant is already a good American before he even leaves home.”
Ole Edvart Rølvaag (1876-1931), in Omkring fædrearven (Concerning Our Heritage, 1922)
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