So I was in Blackwell books in Oxford, a lovely book shop with an underground "Norrington Library" containing 160,000 different titles on the shelves. I was searching around for an appropriate book to spend book tokens on that would be presented to me a prizegiving (I was looking for various "classics" that I had seen in the recent "post pictures of your library" thread). The only one i found that I wanted was Good Money, but it was £35 vs. £25 on Amazon, and I only have £20 of book tokens, so I wasn't willing to pay the extra £15 myself.
Anyway, the point of this. While I was searching I heard a young lady (18-20) ask a salesperson if he knew any good introductions to economics. Now usually I would never interrupt a conversation between two strangers, but I just had to. I said I'd read the best ever introduction to economics: Economics in One Lesson by Henry H. Hazlitt.
She was interested and asked the salesperson if they had one in stock. They didn't, and were indeed in the process of ordering two in. She looked around the shop a bit more then said thanks to me when she was leaving, whereupon I informed her it was available on Amazon.co.uk and free on the internet in pdf form.
All I can hope is that she is led onto liberty...
The difference between libertarianism and socialism is that libertarians will tolerate the existence of a socialist community, but socialists can't tolerate a libertarian community.
One moment at a time, we move forward. Nice job and excellent work seizing an opportunity without being over aggressive.
Lots of ways to influence others without arguing or debating. :)
If you find something evil that wobbles, push it. - Gary North
w00t! nice work!
Periodically the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.
Thomas Jefferson
Very good work, my friend! I am like you, don't like to interrupt, but I have, on ocassion, taken the advantage to recommend a liberty minded book.
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
I had two excellent happenings today, both related to people noticing me carrying a half-read Human Action. One involved a random guy on the subway giving me a thumbs up and telling me to check out mises.org, and another was a coworker who'd heard of it and wanted to know if it was worth it. Of course I told him it was (though that I'd start with MES first).
Alex M:One involved a random guy on the subway giving me a thumbs up and telling me to check out mises.org,
Did you tell him, "see you there!"
Alex M:another was a coworker who'd heard of it and wanted to know if it was worth it. Of course I told him it was (though that I'd start with MES first).
Yeah, that is what I am doing.
All the statists and Keynesians will look up and shout "Save Us!" and I'll wisper "No."
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