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

In 1922 Ludwig von Mises published his third book, Die Gemeinwirtschaft: Untersuchungen über den Sozialismus, translated into English in 1936 under the title Socialism. The LibertyClassics edition was published in 1981. It seems fitting to revisit this important work by one of the fathers of Austrian economics on its publication centenary. The book appeared at a time when socialism seemed to ho...

Explore the OLL Collection: Quotations About Liberty and Power Lord Acton argues that civil liberty arose out of the conflict between the power of the Church and the Monarchy (1877)

The English Catholic historian Lord Acton (1834-1902) believed that liberty emerged almost as an unintended by-product of the conflict between the Church and the monarchies of Europe for absolute authority over the course of nearly 400 years:

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power New Playing Cards for the French Republic (1793-94)

The Spirit of Peace Motto: "Prosperity" [See larger image 600px] The Spirit of Commerce Motto: "Wealth" [See larger image 600px]