I have very little faith in democracy to bring about true liberty though. Imagine in a purely democratic state that the majority voted to legalize slavery. Now what?

I say every man is the sole owner of his own body, and to claim ownership of another man's body is to violate his liberty. If the state is to have any just role, it must be to assist in the protection of my body (life).

I say that every man requires freedom of speech and association. Speech allows me to negotiate peaceful solutions rather than engage in violence with other men. Free association allows me to choose who will I will live near, and allow me the option to move elsewhere if negotiation fails and I wish to avoid the violence of other men. If government is to have any role in society, it must assist in protecting my freedoms of speech and association.

I say that every man must be allowed full control of the products of his labor. Labor is how men gather resources and create goods for peaceful voluntary trade in order to provide for their own survival and flourishing. To take away the product of a mans labor is to deprive him the means to sustain his own life, and therefore a threat to his very existence. If government is to have any role in society, it must assist in the protection of my property rights. This is the only peaceful way I can provide for my own survival and flourishing, as well as produce valuable goods for peaceful voluntary trade.

Anything the government does beyond providing protection of my personal liberties stands a better chance of harming me than helping.