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Liberty and Property

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MIses left us with one of the most dazzling presentations of the case for for economic liberty ever written. It is the perfect combination of high intelligence, vast historical understand, and moral passion.
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In 1956, the Mont Pelerin Society was entering a difficult period in which its intellectual lights were drifting away from liberalism of the old school. Ludwig von Mises used his speech that year to explain why this was a terrible trend. He didn't rebuke anyone. What he did was back away from the events of the day to provide a sweeping reconstruction of economic history from the ancient world to the present. He provided a model of how to think outside one's own generation to understand the really big issues and the moral and practical urgency of embracing total freedom.

The result is an essay for the ages. It is profound, visionary, and compelling beyond belief. Would that every undergraduate, or even citizen, read this piece. In here, Mises describes the revolutionary meaning of capitalism in human history, and how it was responsible for the most spectacular increases in the standard of living of the common man ever. It was mass production that lead people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Contemporary reports from the event in which he delivered this paper suggest that the people there were uninterested in Mises's point of view, but this is much to their shame. For what he left us with remains one of the most dazzling presentations of the case for economic liberty ever written. It is the perfect combination of high intelligence, vast historical understanding, and moral passion.

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by Michael
on 11/30/2009
from Tamarac
great, short work by Mises
This is a new, short work by Mises.  Its smaller then some of the other books from the Institute, so guess its part of a loose series of smaller booklets of short works they are doing.

This work was first presented at the 8th meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in 1956.  

This work was already published in the booklet "Two Essays".  I wish I had known that, as I have that booklet, but hadn't read it.  I wouldn't have bought this had I known.

Its a great little work, however.
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ISBN 9781933550541
eISBN 9781610164078
Publisher Ludwig von Mises Institute
Publication Date 2009
Binding PB
Page Length 53

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MIses left us with one of the most dazzling presentations of the case for for economic liberty ever written. It is the perfect combination of high int...
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