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Tuesday, September 16, 1952

Letter From Leonard Read to Rose Wilder Lane on September 16, 1952


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Letter From Leonard Read to Rose Wilder Lane on September 16, 1952. Read asks Lane for the source of the quote, “If goods don’t cross borders, soldiers will,” which is often attributed to Frederic Bastiat.


  • Nicholas Snow is Associate Professor of Economics and the Tom and Anne Walsh Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics at Wabash College. He previously worked at the Ohio State University, Kenyon College, and Indiana University. His website is https://www.nicholasasnow.com/