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Cliches of Socialism Number 30 by Paul L. Poirot
“The Government can do it cheaper because it doesn’t have to make a profit.”

The Law by Frédéric Bastiat
“The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it!The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose! The law become the weapon of every kind of greed! Instead of checking crime, the law itself guilty of the evils it is [...]

Economic Sophisms by Frederic Bastiat
Bastiat was a French liberal of the 19th century and perhaps the best popularizer of free market economics ever. This collection centers around his criticisms of protectionism and defenses of free trade. He takes on all the fallacies of his day, most of which are fallacies of our own day as well. Of particular note [...]

The Virtue of Liberty by Tibor R. Machan
Libertarian philosopher Tibor Machan tackles some of the more pressing questions concerning liberty in this volume. Machan covers the freedom philosophy, virtue, liberty, morality, individualism, and environmentalism.

The American Tradition by Clarence B. Carson
In this book written in 1964, Carson offers a history of the United States in which each chapter focuses on an element of what he sees as the unique American tradition of liberty. Chapters cover topics such as “republican government,” “individualism, “free economic intercourse,” and “virtue and morality.” Carson argues that the US Constitution was [...]