Archive for Leonard E. Read
Leonard Read (1898–1983) was the founder and first president of FEE.
The Sanctifying of Plunder
Let the law defend the rightful owner of property rather than the thief.
1Apr1974 | Leonard E. Read | 4 comments | ContinuedStrive for the Simple Life
Far simpler to live in an advanced exchange economy than to make one’s way alone at the frontier.
1Mar1974 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Invisible Hand
How intelligent pursuit of self-interest promotes freedom and progress in society.
1Feb1974 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedTime-Lapse Thinking
The results tomorrow depend on what we do today.
1Dec1973 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | ContinuedHow to Stop Inflation
Take from government the power to create money and hand out special privileges.
1Nov1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedAppeal to the Intellect
If we would attract, we must appeal to the best, not the worst, in ourselves and in others.
1Oct1973 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | ContinuedIf I Were King
To even wish for power over others makes one a slave.
1Sep1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Confession of Error
The confession of an error to all who may have been influenced by it is essential to its correction.
1Aug1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedInequality Enshrined
Concerning the philosophical and economic case for inequality and freedom.
1Jul1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedSisyphus
A sisyphist: anyone who deliberately magnifies the effort required for a desired result.
1Jun1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedPilot Errors
If “flight plans” depend upon coercion, beware!
1Apr1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedSheltering Ideologies
“The guaranteed life turns out to be not only not free it’s not safe.”
1Feb1973 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedYou Rascal, You!
The domineering habit that leads to war begins in our most intimate relationships.
1Nov1972 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | ContinuedWhat Do You Have Against the Poor?
Welfare schemes often backfire and injure most the ones they were supposed to help.
1Sep1972 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedOff the Beaten Track
There is no way to follow the crowd to a new idea or a better way of life.
1Jul1972 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedEconomics: A Branch of Moral Philosophy
Right and wrong ways to cope with the problem of scarcity.
1Jan1972 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedWhen Rationing Comes
Tracing present interventions to their logical conclusion should persuade us of the need to return to freedom.
1Jul1971 | Leonard E. Read | 1 comment | Continued-
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