Who are the Libertarians?

Many people have the assumptions that Libertarians are anarchists which is false. Often, the general public do not know what “libertarians” are or what they stand for.

In Time Magazine, a "Letter to the Editor" was written in response to an article titled "Libertarians Rising" as follows:

Michael Kinsley began his essay "Libertarians Rising" by offering what he called an oversimplified contrast: Demorats are for Big Government, whereas Republicans are against it. But both parties are for Big Government; they merely differ on how to use it. Democrats would legislate compassion. Republicans would legislate morality. Libertarians would legislate neither. That is the difference in a nutshell.

In summary, to me, Libertarians are a hybrid of ideas from both parties. One of my favorite presidents, Ronald Reagan said in 1975: “Libertarianism is the heart and soul of conservatism.”

The main issue would be that I look at "what morality is being legislated" more than if morality is being legislated. In the past, most politicians have failed "morally" in their lives which have been exposed by the media. If the politicians can't control their own moral, why should the average americans? Abraham Lincoln famously said "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."

I am against abortion but I will NOT dictate others about my abortion views. I am against drunk driving therefore, I support laws relating to drunk driving. I am going to sort out Libertarian ideologies and figure out which I am for and not.

Libertarianism is a political philosophy advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others or cause harm to others. In other words, in summary, "In perspective is that individual well-being, prosperity, and social harmony are fostered by ‘as much liberty as possible’ and ‘as little government as necessary"

Where does libertarianism come from?
“Modern libertarianism has multiple roots. An important one is the minimal-government republicanism of the U.S.’s founding revolutionaries, especially Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalists. Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill and the ‘classical liberals’ of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were another influence. More recently, Ayn Rand’s philosophy of ‘ethical egoism’ and the ‘Austrian School’ of free-market economics have both contributed important ideas. Libertarianism is alone among 20th-century radical movements in owing virtually nothing to Marxism.” — Source: Yet Another Libertarian FAQ, cited 22 September 2006, last modified 10 February 1997

I am going to study more and I just found one site that I can start with.