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Mises on the consumer as the "captain" of the economic ship (1944)

The Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) noted the importance of the consumer in determining what gets produced and at what price. In other words, in a capitalist economy the consumer is the captain of the economic ship: The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are …

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Cobden and the Anti-Corn Law League

Richard Cobden (1804-1865) These illustrations about Richard Cobden and the Anti-Corn Law League (ACLL) (1838-1846) accompany the Liberty Matters online discussion "Richard Cobden: Ideas and Strategies in Organizing the Free-Trade Movement in Britain" which was held in January 2015. …

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Franklin, The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. XII Letters and Misc. Writings 1788-1790, Supplement, Indexes (1904)

Volume 12 of a 12 volume collection of Franklin’s works. Vol. 12 contains letters and miscellaneous writings from 1788 to 1790, and additional letters from 1743 to 1785, and Indexes.

• The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. XI Letters and Misc. Writings 1784-1788
• The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. X Letters and Misc. Writings 1782-1784
• The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. IX Letters and Misc. Writings 1781-1782
• The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. VIII Letters and Misc. Writings 1779-1781

Liberty Matters

Stephen Davies, "Richard Cobden: Ideas and Strategies in Organizing the Free-Trade Movement in  Britain" (January 2015)

Today it is easy to be despondent about the prospects of bringing about radical change in public policy or the political and social order. Policies that are widely recognized to be foolish and self-defeating (such as the “war on drugs”) seem to be immoveable.  There are a plethora of analyses of …