It is more advantageous for Friday to treat Crusoe as the rightful owner of his timber, and to thereby preserve and intensify their division of labor, than it would be to resort to force. Human life is characterized by what Mises called the “universal law” of the greater productivity of the division of labor.

Rockwell and Rothbard poured their energies into outreach, not only to fellow intellectuals, but also to students, businesspeople, journalists, and the lay public.

Only if one understands the subjective theory of value may he proceed logically to a belief in private ownership and control of property.