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At the @CatoInstitute, we stand firmly on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—on the bedrock American values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.

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Throughout our more than 40 years, we have criticized officials of both parties when they have gone against these core values—and we have worked with them when they sought to expand freedom, limit government, or protect the Constitution.

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As Milton Friedman used to say, “Freedom is fragile; we can’t take it for granted.”

It is up to every citizen and especially policymakers to act in such a way as to support and defend our constitutional order.

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And, sometimes, the hardest lesson to accept may be that the best solution to a problem is for Congress to do nothing.

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Fidelity to our founding principles of respect for civil liberties and limited government may be easy when times are easy. The true test of our faith in those principles comes in troubling times.

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The 9th edition of the #CatoHandbook for Policymakers—NEW today—details hundreds of policy recommendations for state and federal policymakers in different policy areas, including both big, systemic changes and very detailed, specific ideas.

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