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The moving parts are men, that is, beings capable of learning, reflecting, reasoning, of making errors and of correcting them, and consequently of making the mechanism itself better or worse. They are capable of pain and pleasure,…
Under the auspices of tyranny the life of the subject is often sported with, and the fruits of his daily toil are consumed in oppressive taxes, that serve to gratify the ambition, avarice, and lusts of his superiors. Every court…
Chagrined a little that we have been hitherto able to produce nothing in this way of use to mankind; and the hot weather coming on, when the electrical experiments are not so agreeable, it is proposed to put an end to them for this…
References and Guides
1215: Magna Carta
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The American Republic: Primary Sources, ed. Bruce Frohnen Magna Carta: A Commentary (1914) Magna Carta: Commemoration Essays (1917) Collections: Law
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Magna Carta
Source: The American Republic: Primary Sources, ed. Bruce Frohnen…
Milton, John (1608-1674)
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Works by John Milton
Source: Areopagitica, with a Commentary by Sir Richard C. Jebb and with Supplementary Material (Cambridge at the University Press, 1918).
LIFE OF MILTON1
Milton’s life falls into these clearly defined divisions. The first period ends with the poet’s return…
Timeline: The Life of Pierre F. Goodrich (1896-1973)
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Goodrich Seminar Room The Goodrich Seminar Room Experience
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biography of PFG
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Key: contemporary historical events…
Timeline: Life and Work of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973)
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Ludwig von Mises Key Author: Essays on Mises Collections: The Austrian School of Economics Collections: Liberty Fund's Library of the Works of Mises
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Gustave de Molinari
Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912)
This is a collection of key extracts by, and essays and study guides about Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912).
See also the following works:
Liberty Matters Discussion Forum: Roderick Long, “Gustave de Molinari’s Legacy for Liberty” (May, 2013) Bibliographies: Gustave…
Alexis de Tocqueville
This is a collection of key extracts by, and essays and study guides about Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859).
See the Liberty Matters online discussion of Tocqueville’s New Science of Politics Revisited.
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Works in the OLL by Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)
Forgotten Gems
Over the course of time some particularly noteworthy essays, chapters or sections of books are forgotten. This section is an attempt to revive these “forgotten gems”.