Uh, no. If you can distill a principle down into a pithy saying, that doesn't take away from the profundity of the principle.
I suggest reading because the answer to your question is what libertarians have been writing about for over a century. You're obviously not familiar with those writings, otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Most libertarians do not forget about community, but, instead, acknowledge the fact that if a society had a very high degree of individual liberty, it is better for all. Economic liberty is one of the keystrones of liberty, founded on the principles of property rights, which has been written about for at least 400 years already.
"Don't hurt me." A person owns themselves. They decide what to do with themself. They decide what is good to eat, the medicine they will or will not take, the acts they engage in with other people, consentually. No one may interfere with what you do as long as you do not agress on another person. This goes back to English common law principles that have roots going back most of a millenia.
"Don't take me stuff." One of the only reasons to have a minimal state is to ensure property rights are upheld. If you acquire something, be it goods or money, through legitimate means, no one, not even the state, is entitled to take your stuff from you. Your land is yours. Your crypto. Your precious metals. Your body, unless you act in a manner that endangers the life and/or property of others. You may not be imprisoned for what others consider immoral acts as long as you are not trying to harm someone or take their stuff.
There are many books that lay these out as policies, but, these things are not usually complicated at the core, but that doesn't make them any less powerful.
The Beave
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