This is 100% correct. While I absolute respect and appreciate everything people like Hayek, Rothbard, Mises, and Hoppe have provided to my understanding of liberty, I have made it an absolute point to work through my understanding of things from a logical foundation. I do not take what an "authority" says about liberty at face value.
Excellent! I always try to do the exact same thing! Take the good and leave the bad. Everyone has something to teach if we are just patient enough to listen and pay attention. Always endeavor to reason things out for yourself. Cheers! :-)