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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 Milton believes men live under a "double tyranny" within (the tyranny of custom and passions) which makes them blind to the tyranny of government without (1649)

John Milton draws upon classical authorities and Christian writers to support his argument that the people have the right and duty to rise up in rebellion and overthrow a tyrant:

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power The First Colored Senator and Representatives

Created circa 1872 by the Currier & Ives Lithography Company, “The First Colored Senator and Representatives” is a combined portrait of the African-Americans that were elected to serve in Congress following the Civil War. They represented the southern states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina. During the early part of the Reconstruction Era, there were 17 African-Amer...