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Portraits of Liberty

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  • Portraits of Liberty investigates the lives and philosophies of thinkers throughout history who argued in favor of a freer world.

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  • Liberty Further Extended: Lemuel Haynes

    Liberty Further Extended: Lemuel Haynes
    Jul 4 2024
    Born into poverty and indentured servitude, Lemuel Haynes became the most prominent black preacher of 18th-century America. He combined his experiences as a soldier of the American Revolution and a devout Calvinist to expound the philosophical principles of liberty. From the pulpit, he condemned slavery and upheld the principles of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal.

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    21 mins
  • The Violent Genesis of the State: Franz Oppenheimer

    The Violent Genesis of the State: Franz Oppenheimer
    Jun 18 2024
    Though obscure today, the German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer crafted a radical theory of the state. In his book The State, he argued that the state's origins were not in public justice or establishing laws but in the reign of a conquering group over their defeated foes. His work influenced libertarian theorists such as Albert Jay Nock, Walter Block, and Murray Rothbard.

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    17 mins
  • The Medieval Case Against Taxes: William of Pagula

    The Medieval Case Against Taxes: William of Pagula
    May 14 2024
    Despite its reputation as a dark age, the Medieval period was not devoid of intellectual substance. An example of this is William of Pagula, a 14th-century English priest and scholar who wrote The Mirror of King Edward III, a political treatise condemning the king's practice of purveyance and excessive taxation. Using a mixture of Biblical and Classical authorities, William made the moral case against interfering with property rights.

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    16 mins
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