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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 Calhoun and the Unchecked Majority

The most recognizable element of John Calhoun’s political theory is its anti-majoritarianism. But he did not simply articulate the obvious possibility of a majority dominating a minority. He also explained how unchecked majority rule disfigures political life.

Explore the OLL Collection: Images of Liberty and Power Lilburne quoting Coke on English Liberties at his treason trial (1649)

John Lilburne reading from Coke's Institutes at his Treason Trial (1649) [See a larger version of this image 250 KB JPG] Image Source From The Triall of Lieut. Collonell J. Lilburne by an extraordinary Commission of Oyear and Terminer, at the Guildhal...