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The preamble outlines the party's goal: " As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty ; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.

" Its Statement of Principles begins: " We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.

" The platform emphasizes individual liberty in personal and economic affairs, avoidance of " foreign entanglements " and military and economic intervention in other nations ' affairs, and free trade and migration.

It calls for Constitutional limitations on government as well as the elimination of most state functions.

It includes a " Self-determination " section which quotes from the Declaration of Independence and reads: " Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of individual liberty, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to agree to such new governance as to them shall seem most likely to protect their liberty.

" It also includes an " Omissions " section which reads: " Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination should not be construed to imply approval.