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Liberty Matters: A Forum for the Discussion of Ideas About Liberty Perspectives on Mises' Socialism After 100 Years (August 2022)

Explore the OLL Collection: Quotations About Liberty and Power Pufendorf on the danger of rulers confusing their own self-interest with that of the State (1695)

The German philosopher of natural law Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694) was also an historian who thought that Rulers needed to be better informed about history in order to avoid confusing their own selfish interests with the real interests of the State:

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power James Gillray on War and Taxes during the War against Napoleon

In this essay we wish to examine 5 prints drawn by James Gillray in the 1790s and 1800s which explore the theme of the suffering of the British people (“John Bull”) under the heavy taxation and national debt which the British government imposed on them while fighting the war against Napoleon.