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Autarchism (from Greek, "belief in self rule") is a political philosophy that upholds the principle of individual liberty, rejects compulsory government, and supports the elimination of government in favor of ruling oneself and no other. Advocates of the philosophy are autarchist (from Greek, "one who believes in self rule"), while the state in which everyone rules themselves and no one else is called autarchy (from Greek αὐταρχία autarchia, "state of self rule").[citation needed]
Robert LeFevre, a "self-proclaimed autarchist" recognized as such by Murray Rothbard, distinguished autarchism from anarcho-capitalism, whose economics he felt entailed interventions contrary to freedom, in contrast to his own laissez faire economics of the Austrian School. In professing "a sparkling and shining individualism" while "it advocates some kind of procedure to interfere with the processes of a free market", anarcho-capitalism seemed to LeFevre to be self-contradictory. He situated the fundamental premise of autarchy within the Stoicism of philosophers such as Zeno, Epicurus and Marcus Aurelius, which he summarized in the credo, "Control yourself". Fusing these influences together, he arrived at the autarchist philosophy: "The Stoics provide the moral framework; the Epicureans, the motivation; the praxeologists, the methodology. I propose to call this package of ideological systems autarchy, because autarchy means self-rule." LeFevre stated that "the bridge between Spooner and modern-day autarchists was constructed primarily by persons such as H. L. Mencken, Albert Jay Nock, and Mark Twain".
Autumn wind... summers end
Leaves and grass is ageing,
as the water is as still and dark... as her eyes...
Lifeless pond... love is gone
Rains and cracks... the church is black
Ringing the hollow bells.. time after time...
WATERWITCH... WATERWITCH... WATERWITCH...
Beauty wild... fathers weep
Little child is trapped in witches keep
Children play... Sean and Faye
All that's good is forgotten
Angels tears can't save... the witches prey..
Oh... time is standing still
She is coming for the kill
Don't be fooled by her charms
The witch means death and she means harm