If we are free to be our varietal selves; if there be no ob… - Leonard Read

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If we are free to be our varietal selves; if there be no obstructions to the exchange of ideas and goods; if we have the liberty to move; society and

Leonard Read

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About Leonard Read

Leonard Edward Read (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), which was one of the first modern libertarian institutions of its kind in the United States. He wrote 29 books and numerous essays, including the well-known "I, Pencil" (1958).

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Alternative Names: Leonard Edward Read • Leonard E. Read

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Clever phrases or cliches such as "Human rights are above property rights" or "What would you do, let them starve?" have influenced untold numbers of Americans to vote for charlatans and to advocate legal thievery.

Civilization, I sometimes think, is little more than a thin veneer of culture covering a host of red-assed baboons!

I have never met a single European who had a clean, clear-cut understanding of the principles of strictly limited government.

If we are free to be our varietal selves; if there be no obstructions to the exchange of ideas and goods; if we have the liberty to move; society and - Leonard Read

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