Marshall Fritz was an American libertarian

Libertarianism

Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...

 activist. A native of Inglewood, California

Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...

, Fritz was chairman, founder, and former president of the Alliance for the Separation of School and State

Alliance for the Separation of School and State

The Alliance for the Separation of School and State is an organization that agitates for the abolition of public schools. One of its early supporters was John Taylor Gatto. It was also supported by Marshall Fritz. It has about 26,000 members. The group has a petition to abolish public schools...

. Prior to founding that organization, he founded the Advocates for Self-Government, a non-profit, non-partisan libertarian advocacy

Advocacy

Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...

 and education center. In libertarian circles he is best known as the inventor of the "World's Smallest Political Quiz

World's Smallest Political Quiz

The World's Smallest Political Quiz is a 10-question educational quiz designed by the libertarian Advocates for Self Government, created by Marshall Fritz...

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Fritz died at his home in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

 on Nov. 4, 2008, following a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...

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External links

• Alliance for the Separation of School and State bio
• Advocates for Self-Government
• Eulogy of Marshall Fritz, given by Congressman Ron Paul
  Ron Paul
  Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...
  
   before the US House of Representatives
  United States House of Representatives
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  , 19 November, 2008.