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Liberty Matters: A Forum for the Discussion of Ideas About Liberty What Adam Smith Means to Me (November 2021)

What Adam Smith Means to Me For this Liberty Matters, we asked prominent scholars of Adam Smith to reflect on what the great Scot means to them. We hope you enjoy thsis fascinating exploration of the legacy of Smith and the Scottish Enlighenment as it unfolds this month. Our first reflection comes from Vernon L. Smith, Nobel laureate and professor of economics at Chapman University.

Explore the OLL Collection: Quotations About Liberty and Power John Stuart Mill on "the sacred right of insurrection" (1862)

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was convinced that the American “Civil War” was fought over who should exercise control over the Federal Government concerning tariffs, internal improvements, but most especially, over the expansion of slavery into new territories. He was convinced that if the Confederate States had their way they would expand the institution of slavery into Mexico and the Caribbean...

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power Amagi Symbol: Liberty Fund's Logo

We believe that the first written reference to the concept of liberty is the ancient Sumerian cuneiform symbol "amagi" which Liberty Fund uses as its logo. Urukagina, the leader of the Sumerian city-state of Girsu/Lagash, led a popular movement that resulted in the reform of the oppressive legal and governmental structure of Sumeria. The oppressive conditions in the city before the ref...