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

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

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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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A fact rarely suspected, let alone understood, is that businessmen are by no means the chief beneficiaries of the free market, private ownership, limited government way of life. Many business ventures fail entirely. Who then are the beneficiaries? The masses!

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