The 14 essays in this collection, many of which appeared in The Freeman, constitute an effective overview of various aspects of the classical liberal worldview. It includes two of Leonard Read’s most famous essays, “The Essence of Americanism” and “I, Pencil.” The remaining essays cover four areas of “the freedom philosophy:” economics, politics, morality, and “personal practice.” The essays come from notable 20th century authors as well as Davy Crockett and Frederic Bastiat.
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Cliches of Socialism Number 49 by John C. Sparks
“The government ought to do it.”
Cliches of Socialism Number 7 by Leonard Read
“The free market ignores the poor.”
Leviathan At War by Edmund A. Opitz
The anthology contains many classic and provocative writings, including
Daniel Webster’s “Conscription,” Mark Twain’s “War Prayer,” Leonard
Read’s “Conscience on the Battlefield,” Ayn Rand’s “The Roots of War,”
Edmund Opitz’s “Concerning War and Peace,” and Ludwig von…
Read to Hayek September 1974 by Leonard E. Read
A letter from Leonard Read to F.A. Hayek. Read thanks Hayek for inspiring him in his Freeman article, “Those Things Called Money.”
Cliches of Socialism Number 23 by Paul L. Poirot
“If Free Enterprise really works, why the Great Depression?”
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