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Liberty and the Power of Ideas
A belief that I stress again and again is that we are at war—not a physical, shooting war, but nonetheless a war that is fully capable of becoming just as destructive and just as costly. The battle for the preservation and advancement of liberty is a battle not against personalities but against opposing ideas. The [...]
25May2011 | Lawrence W. Reed | 9 comments | ContinuedIdeas versus Interests
One of my favorite quotes about the power of ideas comes from Ludwig von Mises in Human Action: “What determines the course of a nation’s economic policies is always the economic ideas held by public opinion. No government whether democratic or dictatorial can free itself from the sway of the generally accepted ideology.” This is [...]
22Dec2010 | Isaac M. Morehouse | 11 comments | ContinuedWhat Is the American Constitution?
This is the essential element of all government: force, used with general consent. Rose Wilder Lane, The Discovery of Freedom What is the American constitution? The obvious answer is that it s the document written in 1787, amended 27 times since, and the original of which is housed in the National Archives. Judges, politicians, the [...]
1Jul1998 | Donald J. Boudreaux | 11 comments | ContinuedMaking the Case for Liberty Stick
Rolling back an intrusive, overweening government is no simple task. A remarkably tenacious creature, it spares no expense as it struggles to retain its grip on society. It is greatly aided in that fight by many of those who rely on transfer payments for all or part of their livelihood. Meanwhile, the liberty of all [...]
1Dec1996 | Lawrence W. Reed | 0 comments | ContinuedRights, Freedom, and Rivalry
Dr. Baird is director of the Smith Center, California State University, Hayward, and this month’s guest editor. The idea for this paper came out of a conversation the author recently had with Dwight Lee of the University of Georgia (see pp. 663-666). A conversation with Dwight Lee is always fruitful. Packaging counts. This maxim of [...]
1Oct1996 | Charles W. Baird | 0 comments | Continued-
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