# Natural Rights and the Moral Foundations of Libertarianism, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/natural-rights-and-the-moral-foundations-of-libertarianism-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** January 27, 2016

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George H. Smith discusses the meaning of “natural rights” and some historical aspects of this theory.

[Originally published in essay form on May 28, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/natural-rights-moral-foundations-libertarianism-part-1)

_Narrated by Terence West._