Portrait of Henry George

Quotes by Henry George

1839 – 1897

A prolific author who was a strong defender of free trade and an advocate of the idea of a single tax on land. George believed that a single tax on land would be sufficient to fund government activities. It would be based upon the unimproved value of the land.

Bio

Read the Liberty Classic Henry George’s Protection or Free Trade: A Critical Review from Econlib

George featured as the September 2021 OLL Birthday. Read it here

Titles

Free Trade

Henry George on how trade sanctions hurt domestic consumers (1886)

Henry George

Free Trade

Henry George on a “free trade America” as the real city set on a hill (1886)

Henry George

Free Trade

Henry George on the scramble to get government favors known as trade “protection” (1886)

Henry George