Editing Harm principle (section)

==== Libertarianism ====
The belief "that no one should be forcibly prevented from acting in any way he chooses provided his acts are not invasive of the free acts of others" has become one of the basic principles of libertarian politics.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yxNgXs3TkJYC |title=The Encyclopaedia of Libertarianism |date=2008 |publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] |isbn=978-1412965804 |editor-last=Hamowy |editor-first=Ronald |location=Thousand Oaks, California |page=xxi}}</ref>

The [[Libertarian Party (United States)|US Libertarian Party]] includes a version of the harm principle as part of its official [[party platform]]. It states:{{Blockquote|Criminal laws should be limited in their application to violations of the rights of others through force or fraud, or to deliberate actions that place others involuntarily at significant risk of harm. Therefore, we favor the repeal of all laws creating “crimes” without victims . . .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lp.org/platform/|title=2016 Platform|publisher=Libertarian National Committee|year=2016|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>}}