Bruno Leoni
1913–1967
Nationality: Italian
Historical Period: The 20th Century and Beyond
Bruno Leoni (1913-1967) was Professor of Legal Theory and the Theory of the State at the University of Pavia, a practicing lawyer, founder editor of the journal Il Politico, newspaper columnist, and secretary and president of the Mont Pelerin Society.
See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Exchanges, Claims, and Powers: About Bruno Leoni’s Social Theory
Read the Liberty Classic Bruno Leoni and the Search for Certainty in Law from Law & Liberty
Quotes from Bruno Leoni:
- Bruno Leoni points out that elections are seriously flawed because majority rule is incompatible with individual freedom of choice
- Bruno Leoni argues that expressing one’s economic choice is quite different from making a political choice by means of voting
- Bruno Leoni notes the strong connection between economic freedom and decentralized legal decision-making
- Bruno Leoni on the different Ways in which Needs can be satisfied, either voluntarily through the Market or coercively through the State
Titles from Bruno Leoni:
- Author: Freedom and the Law (1961 ed.)
- Author: Freedom and the Law (LF ed.)