Freedom is timeless.

Libertarianism through the millennia

Of course, contemporary currents of libertarianism draw from contributions of the 18th and 19th centuries, but just as much, already around 330 BC, Aristotle in Politiká emphasized the value of state moderation (σωφροσύνη – sōphrosynē).

Modern impulses

Likewise, the Cypherpunks of the 1990s provided the essential impetus for Bitcoin and a broad rethinking of the role of state money.

The Kopimi movement of the 2000s challenged state-granted monopolies on information (copyright).

Each era, its own struggles

Every era has its own forms of oppression and state coercion — yet the pushback against state coercion is a struggle spanning millennia, not a fashionable ideology of a single epoch.

The continuity of freedom

Authoritarian collectivists with various goals and notions of the collective come and go.

Libertarianism will still be relevant when the entire New Right movement is merely a historical footnote.

Conclusion

The struggle for individual freedom and against excessive state coercion runs like a thread through human history. From ancient philosophy through the Enlightenment to the digital revolution — in every era there are people who stand up for self-determination and against oppression.

This continuity shows: Freedom is not a time-bound concept, but a fundamental human need that must be defended anew against the current forms of oppression in each era.