Welcome to Hoyas for Liberty. The mission of Hoyas for Liberty is to promote an understanding of and respect for the philosophy of liberty on Georgetown’s campus and surrounding community. This entails educating both members and non- members on the meaning of liberty, advocating for the principles of liberty, connecting Georgetown students with opportunities to study and promote liberty and develop their careers, and developing future leaders of liberty.
We’re committed to liberty as the highest political value, but we’re by no means dogmatic or even political. There is no litmus test for joining, and no one is expected to adhere to any particular philosophy, ideology, or platform. We don’t campaign, politically, and unlike Democrats or Republicans we don’t expect you to be loyal to any politician or party. You could say we’re pretty easygoing, and we like it that way. Too much party loyalty and “us versus them” thinking gets in the way of good, intellectual exchange of ideas (read: we are not Tea Partiers!)
In exchange, we do ask that you also come to us with an open mind, civility, and the willingness to come out to a few of our events every now and then. If you can help us out, all the better — running a club is hard work, and the more hands on deck we have, the less work it is for everyone involved. We’re all students here, and we all have other things to do, but this is a group effort — liberty may be a right that belongs to the individual, but society flourishes when individuals use those rights in a cooperative fashion.
Welcome, and have fun.
