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It's got sources in the article.
Should be easy enough to copy/paste that link then.
It sure is
https://books.google.com/books?id=yxNgXs3TkJYC
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virtue_of_Selfishness
https://cdn.mises.org/Theory%20of%20Socialism%20and%20Capitalism,%20A_4.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzHEhMQaKbg&t=1209s
https://archive.org/details/TheMachineryOfFreedom/page/n65/mode/2up
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged
https://oll-resources.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/oll3/store/titles/222/0057_Bk.pdf
http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-morality-of-libertarianism/
Mostly irrelevant links. At least your last one mentions that...
Which is cool I guess, but it failed to show any examples of Libertarian individuals, or libertarian communities actually upholding that trait. I'm sure almost every ideology claims personal responsibility as a core value in some of it's foundational literature.
Typically, when I hear Libertarians talk about "Personal Responsibility" they tend to take it more "personal" and less "responsible".
I'd call it a weak source at best, but thank you for making the good effort to provide it. I really do appreciate it.