Freedom in One Lesson
Index
Index
Compiled by Roger E. Bissell
1619 Project, 313
2012 Summer Olympics, 333
“buy American,” 333–34, 337
“buy Local,” 334
“buy Union,” 334
Team USA uniforms, 333
abdication, abdicate, 396, 398
achievement, achieve, 4, 12, 19, 32, 49, 61–62, 73, 76, 80–81, 110–12, 115, 121, 130, 142, 156 – 57, 164, 214, 218, 223, 225, 240, 249, 253, 287, 291–92, 300, 358, 362, 378, 388
as overcoming obstacle, 302
becoming as highest form of, 302
accountability, accountable, 98, 236, 272
Adams, Henry, 206
Agar, Herbert, 72
Aladdin’s jinni, 317–20
American heritage, 260, 297
American Way, 225, 337
America’s founding documents, 295, 299
amoral vs immoral, 240–42
Anderson, Maxwell, 67
Aristotle, 25, 106, 330
army, 85, 238
authoritarianism, authoritarian, 23–26, 46, 53, 61, 62–65, 67, 77, 84–85, 92–94, 122, 125–26, 128, 135, 140, 149–50, 162, 170, 187, 211, 216, 225, 231, 241, 247, 256, 264, 268, 281, 292, 295, 298–99, 314–15, 338, 340–341, 344, 366–67, 384, 387, 389, 396–97. See also
communism; socialism; state:
state interventionism; utopianism;
welfarism
“goose steps,” 199–200, 206–7, 209
“might makes right,” 178, 320, 349, 392
avarice, avaricious, 184, 192–94, 379.
See also covetousness; greed
Babylonian Talmud, 72
balanced budget, 20, 306
banditry, 215
Bastiat, Frédéric, 48, 59, 81, 165, 245, 272, 358
becoming. See under achievement
Bell system, 340
(to) be owned, 76–78
benefi t, benefi cial, 4, 13, 46, 51, 63, 69, 74, 79, 81, 83–85, 89, 90–91, 94, 104, 117, 120–22, 128, 134, 145, 147, 148, 150–51, 157, 162, 168–71, 176, 183, 186–87, 190, 202, 208–9, 210, 212, 213–16, 225, 226, 239, 243, 245–46, 252, 254–55, 258, 260, 266, 278–79, 286, 289, 307–8, 314, 323, 327, 332, 334, 336, 341, 346, 366, 375–76, 377, 382, 394,
benefactor, 74–75, 169–70, 183, 186, 193
beneficiary, 169–70, 320
fringe benefits, 176
mutual benefits vs unearned benefits, 104, 112, 209
Bible, 5, 59
Biden, Joe, 79, 105
Bill of Rights. See under United States
black marketeers, 215
blessings, 6, 14, 56, 81, 100, 174, 202, 207–8, 220, 226, 252, 289, 297, 312, 323, 339, 377–80, 381, 388
bottleneck, 305
Boudreaux, Donald, 159
Bradford, Governor William, 45–46
breakers of the law, 215
Bright, John, 48
brotherhood, 91
Brozen’s Law, 360
Buchanan, Frank, 5–6
bureaucracy, bureaucrat, 18, 20, 56, 163–64, 197, 207, 276, 282, 284, 304, 306–7, 387
business, businessmen, 9, 33, 42, 88–89, 103, 136, 139, 142, 157, 178, 186–87, 214, 224, 251, 259, 267–69, 272, 293, 325, 343, 350, 367, 369–70, 373, 392
Caesar, 237
“little Caesars,” 387, 389. See also
under Napoleonic behavior
capital, 24, 35, 91, 188, 212, 229, 260, 289, 298
capital accumulation, 169
capital formation, 149
return on capital, 168
capitalism, capitalist, 35, 98, 104, 159, 161, 168, 263, 266–67
“common-good” capitalism, 159–61
crony capitalism, 161
dog-eat-dog capitalism, 161
cartel, 174–75, 190
Carter, James Coolidge, 398
Carver, Thomas Nixon, 256
Cato’s Letters, 321. See also Bright, Richard; Cobden, John
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. See under United States
chaos, 84, 166
chaos vs order, 85, 99–100, 142, 199–202, 206, 209, 324
charity, 88, 90–91, 94, 111, 148, 162, 164–66, 183, 214, 231–32, 238, 330, 395
charitable acts vs self-interested acts, 183
charlatan, 123, 343, 345, 369
Chevalier, Michel, 48
chicanery, 285
Christianity, Christian, 21, 87. Also see Judeo-Christian
citizen, citizenship, 6, 10, 19, 22, 32–33, 35, 38, 40, 47, 49, 53, 67, 71, 76, 78, 87–89, 99, 104, 106, 108, 111, 115–16, 120–21, 124, 131, 133, 139, 147, 159, 167, 176, 183, 192, 194, 210, 215, 217–18, 221, 225, 228, 229–31, 234–35, 238, 245, 247–49, 251–52, 254–55, 256–58, 262, 266, 274–77, 282, 296–97, 304–5, 308, 312, 315, 318–21, 323, 326–27, 340, 343, 348, 350, 353–59, 360, 363–65, 369–70, 378, 382–83, 388, 396
good citizen, 365, 370
civilization, 3, 6, 11–12, 51–52, 57, 72–74, 178, 190, 203, 226–28, 233, 273, 279, 309, 379
civil law, 115–16, 224, 287, 325–26. See also law
civil society. See under society
classical liberal. See under liberal
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914), 172
Cobden, Richard, 48
coercion, xii, 4, 14, 18–19, 21–22, 41, 43, 55, 72, 74, 77, 81–82, 84, 89, 94, 104, 108, 110, 112, 114, 117–19, 121–23, 125, 128, 134, 145, 147–48, 155–56, 162, 164–65, 168, 174–81, 188–91, 192, 198, 199, 202, 204, 206, 208–9, 210–12, 213–15, 217–18, 219–20, 222–25, 229–30, 233–34, 236–38, 240, 242–43, 245–46 , 248–49, 255, 258–59, 262–64, 267–68, 270–71, 275–77, 278–79, 284–85, 288, 291–92, 294, 295–96, 305, 309–13, 315–16, 318, 320, 324–25 , 331, 339–41, 349–50, 356, 369–70, 376, 379, 384, 386, 388, 394–95, 398
coercionist, 18, 122, 191, 210–11, 279. See also under persuasion
collective, 58, 76, 89–92, 107, 126, 137, 153, 176, 216, 224–25, 236, 238–39, 271, 280, 283, 288, 308, 310, 319, 325–26, 349, 351, 387, 392
collectivization, 279
collective bargaining, 176
collectivism, 38–41, 84, 89, 138, 140, 156, 257, 292, 293–4, 307–8, 331, 388
as Frankenstein monster, 307
commandments, “thou shalt nots,” 12, 111, 194. See also Ten Commandments
“thou shalt not bear false wit-ness,” 325–26, 355–65
“thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s possessions,” 114, 226
“thou shalt not kill,” 77, 139, 182, 221, 253, 325, 355
“thou shalt not steal,” 76–77, 182, 221, 226, 235, 253, 308, 325–26, 329–30, 332, 355
the Command Society, 74, 253, 296, 298–99
committee, 5, 56, 61, 153, 313, 346–49, 378
communalization, communization, 61, 144, 230, 278. Also see socialization
communist, 25, 45, 49, 121, 298–300
Communist Manifesto. See under Marx, Karl
competition, 13–15, 24, 32, 55, 59, 62, 65, 83, 102–5, 251, 254, 256, 272, 276, 301–2, 311, 317, 334, 336–39, 341, 365, 376, 382,
restrictions on, 213, 376
complexity of processes and relationships, 74, 158, 200, 204, 211
as allegedly requiring more government, 211–12, 326
compromise vs surrender, 328–31, 355
concord vs discord, 79–82
confrontation vs enlightenment (destruction vs creativity), 130
Congress. See under United States
conscience, 2, 87, 111, 115, 118, 137, 153, 182, 224, 234–37, 239, 253, 275, 309–10, 326, 330–31, 346, 349, 351, 354–55, 358, 373, 378
consent, 39, 82, 87, 92–93, 104, 106, 121, 160, 200, 315, 321, 329, 331, 335
consent of the governed, 160
conservative, conservatism, 16–22, 129
conspiracy, 30
constitution. See also under United States
constitutional amendments, 18
constitutional government, 18
constitutional questions, 352–53, 364
constitutional republic, 120–21
constitutional restrictions on government interference, 336, 349
constitutional rights, 299
constitutional theory, 298
consumer, consumption, 14, 31, 102, 104, 138, 143, 149, 168–69, 184–85, 207–8, 210–11, 213, 264, 268, 301, 318, 333, 335–36, 375, 382,
consumer interest, 184, 210, 212
contracts, 20, 27, 32, 58, 72, 127, 136, 178–79, 214, 257, 275, 315, 326
cooperation, 14, 35, 37–38, 40–41, 49, 70–71, 88, 90, 101–3, 125, 147, 162, 189, 215, 217–18, 221–22, 230, 240, 248, 253, 255, 275, 340, 373, 388
“the good within our reach,” 102–5
Corn Laws, 48
corporation, 96–97
courage, 5, 36, 160, 163, 207, 331
courts, 121, 226. See also United
States: Supreme Court
covetousness, 192, 224, 226, 228, 325, 378–80. See also avarice. See also under commandments
Cowper, William, 298
creativity, creative
credit scores, 145
crime, criminal, 35–36, 88, 92, 117, 239, 245, 286–87, 304, 321, 332
critical race theory, 313, 371
D.C. Beltway, 282
Declaration of Independence. See under United States
decontrol, 305, 308
defending liberty, fighting for liberty, defending rights, 5, 95, 106, 119, 121, 141, 143, 223, 238, 266, 297, 352
“do something,” 133, 152, 155
defensive force vs aggressive force, 21, 70–71, 132, 179, 262–63
deflation, 305
demagogue, 20, 148
democracy, democratic, 39, 120–22, 259, 312, 350, 363
democratic collectivism, 39–40
depression, 306
dictocrats, 73, 77, 79–82, 182, 187, 215–16, 218, 254, 276, 370
discovery, 102, 111, 212, 345–46, 385–86
Disney, Walt, 250
divestment, 175–76
dollar, 267, 322. See also under purchasing power
Douglas, Stephen, 79
drugs, 141, 285
dynamism, 200
earning power, 169
economics, economic theory, 31–32, 34–35, 37–38, 45, 51, 53–54, 62–66, 69, 73–74, 83–84, 94–95, 99–100, 103, 141–42, 147–48, 150–51, 156, 158–59, 163–65, 167, 172–76, 178, 190, 200–1, 204–7, 209–12, 215, 219, 225, 234–35, 240–41, 244, 250–51, 254, 262–64, 269, 271, 284, 289, 295, 304, 308, 324, 335–36, 347, 353, 360, 363, 379, 381–82, 387–88, 392, 399
economist, 3, 21, 48, 167, 190, 379
education, xi, 3, 5–6, 29, 39, 58, 106, 111, 124, 136, 138, 195, 207, 215, 257, 262, 282, 284, 308–13, 319, 386, 390, 392. See also socialized education
“compulsory mis-education,” 390
egotists, egotism, 58, 314
be-like-me egotists, 73
embargoes, 89, 276, 288, 335, 376
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 66, 244, 254, 291, 335, 384, 395
ends and means, 394–95
England, 48, 52, 62
Magna Charta, 17–18
enlightenment, 58, 85, 130, 188, 246, 265, 372, 385 – 86, 390. See also wisdom
envy, 66, 145, 324, 378–79. See also avarice
Epictetus, 113
equality, 10, 17, 287–88, 290
equality before the law, 116, 182, 287, 373
equality vs inequality, 286–90,
equality vs justice, 287, 290
free and equal, 288
material equality, 287
exemplar, pattern-setter, 123, 131, 160, 191, 252, 273, 299, 310, 384, 391, 396, 398
expropriation, 25, 110, 143, 168, 170, 175, 326, 330, 332, 356, 395
extremism, 25–30, 64, 278, 314
Fabianism, 25. See also socialism
Fair Deal, 49
fairness vs unfairness, 267–69, 287. See also under profit
“fair share,” 90, 278, 394–95
faith, 12, 15, 21, 41, 44, 49, 61, 64, 101, 118, 126, 138, 146, 155, 165, 196–98, 200, 214, 218, 230, 237, 241–42, 261, 273, 279, 281, 313, 324, 339–41, 344, 349, 362, 388–89
fallacies, 58, 203, 278, 299, 316, 362, 382, 387
ad hominem fallacy, 16, 22, 27, 98, 278. 281, 334. See also guilt by association; name-calling
ad mercatus assertions, 279
fallacy of complex society requiring more government control
fallacy of false cause, 214–15
fallacy of gradual removal, 366–68
fallacy of state having rights not possessed by the people, 71
famine, 46, 143
fascism, fascist, 25–26, 49, 98
fear of freedom vs trusting yourself, 216–17
Fertig, Lawrence, 2
feudalism, 18–19, 251
finance, 2–3, 117, 156, 254, 308, 310–11, 320
food, 25, 106, 284, 375
food for thought, 44, 384
Food and Drug Administration. See under United States
force and fraud, 3, 106, 240
fraud, violence, and predation, 39, 47, 111, 118, 139 – 40, 142, 170, 182, 207, 212, 214, 221, 229–30, 253, 259, 263, 266, 269, 284, 314, 354,
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), xi, 2–3, 5–6, 9, 12, 38, 42, 45, 58, 66, 78, 104, 129, 204, 219, 250, 304, 308, 387–89
France, 24, 48
Franklin, Benjamin, 66, 318
freedom, xi–xii, 2–4, 7, 10–15, 18–19, 22, 29, 40–44, 47–53, 55–59, 61–68, 75–78, 81, 83–86, 89, 95, 101, 103–4, 106–7, 113, 117–19, 121, 123–31, 148–51, 156, 158–61, 165, 167, 170, 181–82, 184–85, 187–88, 190–91, 197–99, 201, 206, 208–18, 223–27, 229, 234, 237, 240, 242–43, 246, 250, 254–55, 257–59, 261–264, 270, 272–73, 277, 279–82, 288, 290, 293, 298–300, 302–4, 306, 312–13, 333, 335–37, 339, 341–42, 352, 357, 360–62, 371, 373, 377, 380, 384–85, 388–89, 396–97
advancing freedom, advancing liberty, 7, 12, 127, 133, 362, 376, 384
as fundamental to progress, 300
as man’s birthright, 304, 307
drift away from freedom, 117, 131, 270, 356, 363
equal freedom, 128
freedom from artificially imposed restraints, 207–8, 248, 257, 302–3
freedom from competition, 254, 301, 317, 335
freedom from fear, 301
freedom from responsibility, 302
freedom from want, 301–2
freedom of association, 136, 141, 143, 175, 255, 334–36, 350
freedom of choice, 24, 40, 47, 53, 58, 66, 85, 91, 127, 138, 142–43, 158, 229, 264, 268, 276, 375–76
freedom of travel, 136, 289, 375
freedom philosophy, philosophy of freedom, xi–xii, 1–2, 29, 50, 61, 63, 78, 124, 129, 148, 160, 361–62
freedom to exchange, 78, 102, 208, 214, 218, 289, 293, 338, 361
free market, 2–4, 10, 14, 24, 42, 44, 49, 61, 63–65, 75, 79, 88, 100–1, 103, 127, 145–48, 150, 157–58, 162–67, 169–70, 174, 191, 195–96, 199–202, 204, 210, 212, 240–42, 261–63, 276, 281–82, 293, 298–99, 311–16, 322, 328, 339–40, 344, 367, 370, 376
free trade, 4, 179, 213, 335–37
the Free Society, the Good Society, xi–xii, 7, 14, 39-40, 57, 76–77. 115, 117, 129, 130–131, 170, 242, 253, 318, 340–41, 385
an essentially free society, 52, 55–56, 117, 131
Friedman, Milton, 366
Galles, Gary, xi–xii
2013. Apostle of Peace: The Radical Mind of Leonard Read, 12
2015. Lines of Liberty, 13
Gateway Arch, 317
the general welfare, 37, 87, 121–22, 183, 221, 247, 274, 276, 323, 334, 353, 355, 364, 382
God, the Creator, 9, 41, 59–60, 111, 113, 116, 286, 373, 381, 383, 389
the Creator, 46–47, 49, 59–60, 115, 126, 160, 270, 272, 296, 319, 324, 326, 377
false god of democracy, 122
God-given free will, 257
Laws of God, 287. See also Natural Law
putting oneself as or in place of God, 60–61, 107, 197, 214, 238, 271, 281, 302, 330. 344
golden-mean theory, 25–26
the Golden Rule, 15, 77–78, 114, 137–38, 187, 209, 215, 277, 279, 321, 324–25, 369–70, 373, 376, 391
gold standard, 306
the good, 15, 160, 241, 325, 377
the good citizen. See citizen: good citizen
the good of all, 28, 159, 293
the good life, 181, 293, 321, 344
the good society. See the Good Society
“the good within our reach,” 105
good government, 4, 31–37. See also government
economic voluntarism, 35, 37
government of laws, not of men, 33, 107
impartial rule of law, 31, 115
goods and services, 35, 48, 74, 89, 142–43, 147, 162, 169, 192, 201, 208, 210, 212, 214–15, 275, 289, 317, 335, 339–40, 389
as the only elements of wealth, 35
production and distribution of, 24, 35, 37
the Good Society, the Free Society, xi–xii, 7, 14, 39-40, 57, 76–77. 115, 117, 129, 130–131, 170, 242, 253, 318, 340–41, 385
good will, 208–9, 220
Gordon, Thomas, 323. See also Cato’s Letters
the gospel of freedom, 125
the Gospels (synoptic), the gospel, 5, 79
government, xi–xii, 4–6, 10, 12, 15–16, 18–22, 24, 27–29, 31–40, 42–44, 46–49, 52–54, 58, 60–61, 63–65, 67–75, 77–81, 83, 87–89, 91–92, 95–101, 103, 105–7, 109–12, 116–18, 120–24, 126–27, 134, 136–39, 141–42, 145–51, 153, 155–57, 159–60, 162, 164–67, 170–71, 175–76, 178–79, 181–83, 185–86, 189, 192–95, 197–99, 201–4, 206–7, 209–14, 217–18, 221, 224–31, 234–35, 237–41, 243–49, 251, 253–61, 263–66, 268–72, 274–79, 281–82, 284, 295–99, 302, 304–9, 311–17, 319–26, 331–33, 335–36, 338–41, 343–44, 346, 349–50, 352–53, 355–46, 358, 360, 363–70, 373, 376–77, 381 – 83, 388, 392, 396, 398. See also good government
as organized force, 40, 47, 49, 87, 111, 136, 212, 221, 274, 315, 373
government control, xii, 24, 77, 96, 98, 203–4, 210–11, 261, 304, 367, 382. See also public control
vs individual control
government interference, 19, 33, 183, 336
government management, 96
government planning, government planners, 24, 73–74. See
also “Pied Pipers”
ideal government vs ideal candi-dates, 69, 71, 182
limited government, 10, 46, 49, 52–53, 61, 63, 79, 111, 126–27, 150, 170, 207, 212, 225, 247, 249, 275–76, 281, 295, 297, 299, 308, 322–23, 333, 373, 376–77
“octopean government,” 99
omnipotent government, 61, 79, 128, 162, 217, 281, 326, 356, 363, 365
“temporary” government programs as permanent, 366
gradualism, 103–4, 216, 270, 366–67
“I’d Push the Button,” 366
Greaves, Bettina Bien, 1–3, 6
1996. “FEE and the Climate of Opinion,” 6
1998. “Leonard E. Read, Crusader,” 1–4
greed, 16, 184, 192, 276, 376, 379. See also avarice
Gresham’s Law, 360
guilt by association, 16, 27
harmony, harmonizing, 43, 79–81, 84–85, 165–66, 197–98, 200, 208, 219, 328–29, 384, 391
harmony vs disharmony, 114–15, 162–63, 165, 324
Hayek, Friedrich (F. A.), 6–7, 38, 52, 55, 73, 104, 120, 205, 276, 287, 292
Hazlitt, Henry, xi–xii, 2, 83, 104, 254
healthcare, 117, 284. See also medicine
help, 33, 98–99, 105–6, 113, 121, 131, 133, 145, 148, 151–52, 154, 164, 183, 186, 189, 193–94, 198, 233, 245–246, 251, 253, 255, 266, 268, 271, 280–81, 283, 294, 319–21, 325–26, 330, 366, 371, 378, 389–90, 392–93
Herbert, Auberon, 179–80
Heyne, Paul, 21
Hillsdale College, 219, 222, 250
Hitler, Adolf, 17, 19, 315
honesty, 15, 21, 41, 73, 89, 179, 189, 195, 204, 216, 231, 234, 244, 245, 308, 331, 346–48, 352, 354, 358, 376, 384
honestly acquired, 9, 91–92, 122, 189, 297–298, 329, 395
lies, 114, 346–48, 351, 354, 364
Hornberger, Jacob, 4–5, 234
1991. “The Legacy of Leonard E. Read,” 4–5, 234
housing, 106, 111, 117, 317
housing shortages, 305, 366
public housing, 58, 257
Huebert, Jacob, 12
humanity, 65, 84, 113, 154, 165, 186, 189–90, 292, 395, 397–98
human nature, 84, 147, 174, 184
humility, 40, 200, 331, 391
illness, 141–42, 144
income, 47–48, 91–93, 106, 138, 145, 171, 176, 212, 214, 227, 229, 263, 278, 308, 313, 320, 353, 356, 360, 363–64, 392, 395
individual, individualism, 3–5, 10–11, 13, 15, 18–20, 24, 26–27, 31–32, 35–42, 44–45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 59–65, 69–71, 73–74, 77, 80–81, 84, 89–92, 95–98, 100, 102, 106–7, 110, 113–15, 117–18, 121–22, 124–28, 130–31, 133–34, 137, 139–40, 142, 144, 148, 152, 155–61, 163, 167–70, 178–79, 182–90, 198, 201–3, 208, 212–13, 215–18, 220–21, 223–28, 231, 234–37, 240–42, 245, 248, 251–52, 254–58, 260, 264–65, 268–73, 278–81, 283–85, 288–94, 296, 299, 302–12, 315, 322, 324–26, 339, 344–51, 358, 360, 369–70, 373, 379, 382, 384, 387, 390–92, 394–97, 399
individual liberty. See liberty
individual rights. See rights
inflation, 241, 305, 383
innovation, 29, 83, 197, 242, 275
inquisitiveness, 111
insight, 3, 5–7, 11, 15, 37, 51, 56, 61, 65, 69, 73, 78, 98–99, 109, 111, 120, 123, 136, 144, 147–48, 152, 167, 172, 181, 188, 191, 197, 209, 217, 225, 229, 233, 240, 261, 265–66, 273, 275, 295, 302, 309, 314, 317, 338, 341–42, 346, 351–52, 362, 371, 384, 396
insurance, 33, 116–17, 138, 142, 312
integrity, 4, 30, 72, 92–94, 118, 186, 231, 252, 255, 299, 309–10, 330–31, 342–43, 349, 352, 354–59, 365, 395
intelligence, 30, 38, 39–40, 81, 114, 122, 165, 184–85, 187, 201, 204, 217, 235, 240, 252, 274, 277–79, 287, 331, 339, 343–44, 376, 391
interventionism, 4, 24, 34, 43, 49, 63–64, 127, 130, 138, 147, 154, 162–63, 166, 171, 181, 183, 195, 207, 214–15, 225, 261, 297, 305–6, 311, 381–82, 384
introspection, 126, 131, 344
intuition, 65, 111, 188, 275, 302
invention, 26, 36, 65, 69, 74, 75, 83, 93, 111, 169, 188, 204, 211, 249, 265, 275, 302, 319, 322
investment, 169, 176, 182, 289
involuntary service, 237
Jamestown, 143
Jefferson, Thomas, 120, 123, 252, 255, 335
Jesus, 79
Johnson, Samuel, 333
Judeo-Christian, 164
justice, 166, 178, 182, 194, 206–7, 210, 224–25, 231, 239, 277, 279–80, 282, 287–88, 290, 296, 313–14, 337, 350, 366–67, 373
the Goddess of Justice, 15, 107
justice delayed is justice denied, 366
justice vs social justice, xii, 4, 106–8
kakistocracy, kakistocratic, 120–23
Kant, Immanuel, 219–20, 391, 394
keepers of the peace, 109–12
kindliness, 165
King Consumer, 382
King John, 17–19
know-how, 13, 196–98, 214, 309–12, 388–89, 396
Korean War, 234–35
Kremlin, 29
labor, 24, 69–70, 81, 89, 91, 105, 148, 154, 167–69, 172–77, 179–80, 193, 199, 204, 207, 214–16, 249, 272, 317–18, 322, 330–31, 334, 382, 392.
See also under price; value division of labor, 134, 169–70
fruits of one’s labor. See under rights
labor shortages, 305
Lauren, Ralph, 333
law, 18, 24, 31, 33–34, 54, 60–62, 70, 81, 87–89, 103, 106–7, 111, 113, 115–16, 121, 139, 145, 177, 182, 192–94, 206, 211, 227, 241–42, 245, 248, 258–60, 265, 282, 286–87, 295, 308, 314, 321, 323–27, 329, 334–35, 350, 358, 360, 373, 385. See also civil law. See also under Universal Laws
Leftist, 23–26
extreme left, left-wing extremism, 28, 30, 64
Left versus Right, left-right axis, 23, 25–26
liberal, 16–22, 159, 256, 258, 375 classical liberal, 19, 22
liberalism, 17–21
liberation, 58–61, 128, 221, 256, 280–81
libertarian, 44, 124–25, 128–129, 135–36, 138–40, 195–96, 234, 279, 282, 314, 316, 352
libertarian socialism, 42–44
libertarian vs conservative, 129–30
libertarian vs socialist, xi, 25, 42–44
libertine, 26
liberty, 1–7, 9–13, 15, 18, 20, 23, 26–27, 29–30, 39, 43–44, 46, 58–63, 66, 70–71, 76, 78, 81–82, 90, 94–96, 103–4, 106–7, 112, 115–16, 119, 123–26, 128–29, 132–37, 140, 148–51, 158, 160, 163, 172, 174, 179–82, 186, 195, 197–98, 203, 205, 211, 220–22, 225, 230, 232–35, 237, 240, 242, 247, 249, 256–57, 259–61, 263–64, 266, 273–74, 276–77, 279–81, 286–87, 290, 293–99, 304, 306, 309–10, 312, 314, 316, 319, 326, 337, 345, 349–50, 352, 354, 362–63, 367, 375–77, 380–82, 384, 386–87, 391, 394, 396
student of, 44, 134, 197
license, 12, 124
loving liberty but living license, 276, 376
like-mindedness, 237
limited government. See under government
Lincoln, Abraham, 79, 247, 249
livelihood, 27, 60, 71, 84, 107, 115, 137, 139–40, 168, 211, 220, 227–28, 260, 266, 279, 287, 309–10, 375
Locke, John, 81, 87, 121, 129, 365
Second Treatise of Government, 87, 121
loot, looting, 67, 93, 118, 164, 243–46, 251, 260, 317, 321, 356, 379
Lord Acton, 81, 195
Lord Morley, 330
Lowell, James Russell, 120
Lynch, Mick, 177
Machiavelli, 334, 394
The Prince, 394
macro problems vs micro problems, 156–58
Madison, James, 106
mail delivery, 59, 88, 100, 195–96, 338, 340. See also Post Office
managed economy, 308
managerial function, 97
man’s rights. See under individual rights
Marcus Aurelius, 373–74
Meditations, 373
the market, the marketplace 202, 206, 209, 211, 240–41, 267–69, 279
as a mechanism, 183, 186, 193, 202, 240–42
market mechanisms, 141, 143, 162, 166, 199, 209, 242, 332
Marx, Karl, 45, 168, 334
Communist Manifesto, 49, 298–99
Marxian socialism, 25
Marxian tenet, 356
mayhem, 305
means of supplying needs and satisfying desires, 34
economic vs political, 32, 34, 37, 230, 346–47
medicine, 111, 257–58
medical care, 178, 317–18
mediocrity, 152–55, 251–52
Mencken, H. L., 69
mercantilism, mercantilists, 138, 251, 254
Mill, John Stuart, 13, 107, 184
Miltimore, John, 278
miracle, 160–61, 198, 340
the American miracle, 46 – 47, 52–55, 161, 187, 295–97, 335, 377
the miracle of freedom, 160–61, 388–89
the miracle of the market, 64, 100, 144, 340, 389
miracle workers, 75
Mises, Ludwig von, 90, 104, 396, 398–99
Mises Institute, xii
misfortune, 141–42, 144, 301
misrepresentation, 22, 39, 47, 108, 111, 118, 139, 162, 170, 182, 207, 212, 214, 221, 253, 261, 263, 266, 269, 275, 284, 314, 342, 346–48, 354, 384
Mooney, Chris, 17
Mont Pelerin Society, 2
moral compromises vs market compromises, 328, 331–32
moral law, 115, 139, 308, 321, 324–27
moral obligation, 309–10, 323, 327
moral principles, 39, 118, 211, 256, 260, 328–32, 359,
mortgage loan rates, 145
motivation, 122, 141, 260, 263, 385
Mullendore, W. C., 2, 6
Mussolini, Benito, 17, 19
Mussolini’s fascism, 25
name-calling, 16, 27–29, 278–80. See also under fallacies
Napoleonic behavior, 264
“little Napoleons,” 315. See also under Caesars
Napoleonic Wars, 48
National Butter, Poultry, and Egg Association, 304
National Constituent Assembly, 24. See also French Revolution
national defense, 121, 161, 226
National Guard, 109
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), 103, 367
National Recovery Administration (NRA, Blue Eagle), 103–4
“Chicken Case” decision (1935), 104
natural aristocracy, 120, 123, 252, 255
Natural Law, 62, 211, 287. See also under God
nature, 101, 196, 290, 297, 323, 389. See also under universal laws
the biological order, 196
need, 45, 91, 93–94, 117, 122, 143, 267, 305, 356. See also means of
supplying needs and satisfying desires
negative rights. See individual rights
New Deal, 2, 16, 49, 103, 367
New Frontier, 49
New Republicanism, 49
Nock, Albert Jay, 99, 307
North, Gary, 1–3
nuclear giants vs ethical infants, 309
Obama, Barack, 148, 247, 249
obstacle. See under achievement
open vs closed minds, 10, 21, 205, 271–72, 373
“follow the science,” 271
Oppenheimer, Franz, 347
Ortega y Gassett, Jose, 372
Orwell, George, 116, 261
Animal House, 116
Orwellian, 22
outlaw, 89, 145, 215
overcoming. See under achievement Ovid, 394
Heroides, 394
quotas, 276, 288, 334–35, 367, 376
parasite, parasitism, 73, 75, 91, 99–101, 230, 272. See also socialism
Parkinson’s Law, 360
Parliament (British), 48
pattern-setter. See exemplar
Paul, Ron, xii
Penn, William, 379
persuasion, 93, 112, 138, 280, 316
persuasion vs coercion, 81, 128
The Peter Principle, 360
philosophizing vs memorizing conclusions of philosophers, 390
physical force, 87, 132, 217, 253, 274–75, 324, 382
physical force vs understanding and explanation, 112, 135
Pied Pipers, 73–75
the pigeonholing problem, 387
Pilgrims, 45, 143
piracy, 63, 171, 262, 266, 378
Pitt, W. H., 240
the Plan, 56
planned economy, 36, 80, 122, 162, 269
plunder, plunderers, 76, 88, 97, 118, 147, 175, 193, 218, 230, 238, 243–46, 251, 258–59, 267, 307, 326, 330–31, 356–58, 366
Plymouth, 43, 143
police, policeman, 26, 33, 43, 48, 67, 93, 109, 121, 139, 149, 157, 226, 230, 271, 279, 284, 288, 305, 313, 317–28, 322, 330, 331, 350, 363–64, 373, 382, 390
politics, politician, 19–20, 22, 30, 32, 35–37, 48, 65, 79, 89, 107, 117, 122, 156, 175, 193, 207, 209, 243, 258, 261, 276, 281, 295, 317, 328, 332, 333, 338, 345, 357, 359–60, 362–64, 373, 390
political advocacy, 386
political plunder, 97, 258, 330, 356
political tyranny, 216
the Poor, poverty, 144–51, 164, 184, 190, 212, 224, 301
Poor Laws, 48
positive rights. See under individual rights
postal delivery, 338 – 39, 145, 341. See also under United States
Post Office. See under United States
power and light, 58, 98, 111, 271, 319
predation, 35, 37, 47, 70–71, 79, 111, 118, 192, 199, 207, 212, 221, 253, 259, 263, 266, 269, 275, 284, 297, 306, 314, 354, 379
preemption, 87–89
prices, 20, 24, 48, 58, 88, 98, 103, 126, 139, 142, 144, 153, 160, 163, 168, 170, 172–73, 177, 179, 192, 199, 205, 207–8, 213, 215–16, 241, 260, 267–69, 276, 288, 296, 306, 328, 332–33, 335, 338, 366–68, 375–76
labor theory of price determination, 168. See also labor theory of value
prison, imprisoned, 59, 121, 226, 382
private, privatization, 4, 40, 88–89, 91, 118, 125, 145, 158, 188, 200, 212, 217–18, 221, 229–30, 245, 247–49, 253–55, 275, 282, 305, 308–11, 328, 338–40, 361–62, 373, 389
private enterprise, 34, 63, 262, 271, 339, 341
private sector, 195
private ownership, 4, 52, 76, 79, 96–98, 143, 149–50, 167–68, 175, 212, 226–27, 276, 289, 293, 299, 326, 376
private ownership and control, 167–68
private ownership vs public ownership, 52, 76–77, 79, 92, 96–98, 143. See also individual: individual control vs public control
“to each his own,” 85, 226–28
private property, 4, 10, 35, 45, 46, 49, 61, 66, 92, 104, 127, 161, 170, 172, 174 – 75, 204, 225, 228, 281, 322, 326. See also rights: property rights
privileges and immunities, 24, 81, 175–76, 244, 263, 276, 357, 376
producer, production, 35, 37, 42 – 43, 48, 59, 91, 98 – 99, 139, 143 – 44, 167, 170, 173, 185, 191, 213, 215, 242, 305 – 7, 316, 333, 336, 395. See also National Industrial Recovery Act
production quotas, 367
production and consumption, 240
production and distribution, 14, 24, 35, 37
economic means, 32, 34, 37, 347
political means, 32, 34, 37, 230, 346–47
production and exchange, 13, 24, 43, 110, 199–201, 268, 289, 305
profit, 24–25, 88, 90, 141, 144, 185, 267–68
“fair profit,” 267–69. See also fairness; need
progress, 18, 81, 84, 134, 165, 182, 187–188, 190–91, 206, 210, 232, 234–35, 259, 297, 300, 302, 304, 306, 309–10, 316, 318, 321, 379
progressive, 16–17, 19–20, 49, 62, 66–67, 108, 210, 309. See also under society
prohibition, 46, 60, 70, 136, 130–40
propaganda, propagandist, 3, 25, 399
prosperity, 13, 36, 48, 53, 65, 102, 161, 170, 198, 213, 232–33, 238, 259, 297, 299, 317, 367. See also under security
public control. See individual: individual control vs public control
public ownership. See private: private ownership vs public ownership
purchasing power, 176, 360, 383
radical, 16, 18–22, 34, 293, 366, 384
reactionary, 16–18, 20–22, 34
Read, Leonard, xi–xii, 1–7, 9–10, 11–12, 13, 15, 16–17, 19–22, 23, 27, 31, 36–37, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, 51, 57, 58, 61, 62, 66, 69, 71, 72, 76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 87, 89, 90, 94, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 109, 112, 113, 117, 119, 120–21, 124, 128, 129, 132, 136, 140, 141, 145, 148, 150, 152, 155, 156, 159, 162, 166, 167, 171, 172, 177, 180, 181–82, 183, 189, 192, 195, 198, 199, 202, 203, 206, 210, 212, 213, 219, 222, 223, 225, 226, 229, 234, 239, 240, 243, 246, 247, 250, 255, 256, 260, 261, 266, 267, 270, 274, 278, 280–81, 282, 286, 291, 294, 295, 299, 300, 304, 309, 313, 314, 316, 317, 322, 323, 326, 328, 333, 335, 337, 338, 341, 342, 346, 351, 352, 360, 363, 366–67, 369–70, 371, 375–76, 377, 381, 384, 387, 390, 394, 396
1937. The Romance of Reality, 2, 16–22, 31–37, 250
1948. Pattern for Revolt, 256–60, 269
1950. Students of Liberty, 229–33
1951. Conscience on the Battle-field, 234–39
1952. Essays on Liberty, vol. 1, 346–51, 346–51
1954. “In an Ideal America,” 9–10
1956. “Neither Left nor Right,” 23–26
1956. “Unearned Riches,” 167–71
1958. Why Not Try Freedom? 69–71, 338, 340–41, 366–68
1958. “I, Pencil,” 74, 197–98
1961. “The Essence of Americanism,” 45–50
1961. Essays on Liberty, vol. 2, 270–73
1962. “Genesis of Extremism,” 27–30
1962. “Making Fools of Our-selves,” 38–41
1962. “Liberated!” 58–61, 280–81
1962. Cliches of Socialism, 66–68, 145–47
1962. Elements of Libertarian Leadership, 124–28
1962. “The More Complex the Society, the More Government Control We Need,” 203–5
1962. “Business is Entitled to a Fair Profit,” 267–69
1963. “To Alleviate Misfortune,” 141–44
1963. “Look to the Miracle,” 387–89
1964. Anything That’s Peaceful, 90–95, 197–98, 352–59, 363–65, 395
1964. “Unscrambling Socialism,” 99–101
1964. “The Case against Name Calling,” 278–80
1964. “Nuclear Giants and Ethical Infants,” 309–12
1964. “The Case for the Free Market in Education,” 312–13
1965. The Free Market and Its Enemy, 42–44, 195–98, 199–202, 314–16
1965. “A Cliché of Socialism: Under Public Ownership, We the People Own It,” 96–98
1967. Deeper than You Think, 156–58, 189–91, 261, 263–66, 317–22
1968. Accent on the Right, 136–40, 148–51, 226–28, 342–45
1968, with Gresham et al. What’s Past is Prologue, 2, 7
1969. Let Freedom Reign, 51–57, 240–42, 247–49, 291–94, 317–18, 395
1969. The Coming Aristocracy, 109–12, 152–55, 177–80, 261–63
1969. “Read’s Law,” 360–62
1970. Talking to Myself, 117–19, 129–31, 172–76
1971. Then Truth Will Out, 11–12, 162–66, 183–88, 210–12, 300–3
1971. Toward Liberty, 396–99
1972. To Free or Freeze: That Is the Question, 83–86, 113–16, 192–94, 282–85
1972. “The World’s Most Important Person,” 219–22
1973. Who’s Listening? 106–8, 223–25, 371–74, 390–93
1974. Having My Way, 76–78, 213–17, 286–90, 328–32, 333–37, 369–70, 384–86
1975. Castles in the Air, 62–65, 206–9, 213, 217–18, 323–27
1975. The Love of Liberty, 79–82, 274–77, 375–76
1975. “Thank God for the Mess We’re In,” 381–83
1976. Comes the Dawn, 72–75, 295–99, 338–40
1976. “The Something-for-Nothing Syndrome,” 250–55
1977. Awake for Freedom’s Sake, 120–23
1978. Vision, 243–46
1980. Seeds of Progress, 181–82
1981. Thoughts Rule the World, 87–89, 377–80
1981. How Do We Know? 102–5
1982. The Path of Duty, 13–15, 159–61
[1955] 1986. “How to Gain Liberty,” 132–35
[1962] 2014. “I Prefer Security to Freedom,” 66–68
[1962] 2014. “The Free Market Ignores the Poor,” 145–47
[1946] 2016. “How to De-Control: Divest Your Mind of Attachments to Power,” 304–8
Read’s Law, 360
Reagan, Ronald, 17
rebellion, rebellious, 28, 109
red flags, 278, 383
red ink, 338
redistribution, 73, 61, 69, 90, 94, 108, 110, 121–22, 143, 149, 151, 243, 279, 306. See also state: redistributive state
egalitarianism, 290
share the wealth, 20
social leveling, 90, 93–94, 290
reform, reformer, 21, 48, 117, 123, 156, 338
self-reform vs coercive “reforms,” 7, 14, 32, 89, 117, 119, 242, 291, 294, 345, 398–99
social reformer, socialist reformer, 29, 32, 72–73, 93, 109–12, 123, 131, 153–54, 345, 394
Reid, Harry, 333
renaissance, 270
intellectual, moral, and spiritual renaissance, 30, 126
renaissance in freedom, 257, 270, 273, 342
rent controls, 366
republic, 120
constitutional republic, 121
Republicans, Republican Party, xii, 16, 23, 49, 79, 129, 247
resourcefulness, 36
resources, 48, 57, 59, 73, 81, 96, 106, 112, 117, 121, 142, 144, 147, 150, 156, 183, 192, 194, 231, 242,248, 254, 271, 274, 285, 301, 312, 339, 364, 382, 395
retrogression, 306
righteousness, righteous, 55, 72–73, 75, 123, 136, 216–17, 264–65, 288, 294, 354
self-righteousness, 27
rightist, 24–26. See also extremism; reactionary
extreme right, 25, 28–29
right-wing conservatives, 17. See also conservative
right-wing extremism, 27–28, 30.
rights, 10–11, 15, 19–20, 27, 29, 39, 45, 58–60, 63, 66, 68–71, 76–78, 80–81, 83, 87–88, 91, 104–5, 107, 110, 113–16, 118, 121, 126, 136–37, 156, 160, 162–63, 165–66, 168, 170–71, 175, 177–79, 185, 188, 198, 202, 211–12, 220, 223–25, 227–28, 231, 237–38, 242–43, 256, 258–60, 262, 265–68, 270, 277, 279–80, 284–85, 286–88, 293–94, 295–96, 300–1, 308, 317–19, 323, 328, 330, 332, 353–54, 357, 360, 363–65, 366–67, 377, 390. See also England: Magna Charta; United States: Bill of Rights
as unalienable, inalienable, inviolable, 19, 29, 32, 46, 51, 59, 92, 106, 126, 160, 225, 244, 258, 269, 277, 296, 307, 332, 334, 363, 366
constitutional rights, 299
divine right of kings, 19, 58, 113, 191
individual rights, 20, 179, 225, 285, 296
man’s rights, 46–47, 49, 58–60, 126–27, 324
negative rights vs positive rights, 106
property rights, 4, 45, 51, 73–75, 81–82, 92, 100, 106, 141, 143, 147, 175–76, 178, 212, 226, 258, 260, 293, 332, 354, 366
rights vs wishes, 3, 80, 119, 214, 224, 263, 288, 307, 317–22, 332, 347
right to freedom of association, 141, 143, 175
right to self-defense, 358
right to strike, 177–80
right to the fruits of one’s labors, 15, 35, 45, 47, 53, 58, 66, 68, 70, 72, 76–77, 90, 110, 117, 126–27, 138, 142, 164, 170, 175, 193, 210, 214, 226, 229–30, 293, 297–98, 315, 319, 322, 326, 329, 331, 346, 367, 375
right to vote, 358
“right thinking and doing” vs ”sloppy thinking and careless action,” 251, 254–55
rob, 238, 243
robbing Peter to pay Paul, 107, 164, 243, 288, 320, 342, 364
Robin Hood, 213, 358
Robin Hoodism, 143
Rogers, Will, 363
Rogge, Ben, 7
Rogge’s Rule, 360
Romney, Mitt, 148
Rubin, Marty, 209
rule, ruling, rulers, 40, 74, 209, 304, 327, 387, 398
chosen by lot for single term, 363–365
majority rule, 120, 349
rulership, 40, 127, 396, 398
what shall be the extent of the rule, 182, 225, 232, 364, 397
who should rule, 225, 264, 270, 363, 396
rules, 113–16, 165, 184, 193, 232, 247. See also Golden Rule; principles
good rules vs bad rules, 113, 260, 344, 371
Russell, Bertrand, 102
Russell, Dean, 24
Sanchez, Dan, 5
savings, 9, 110, 149, 254, 289
Say’s Law of Markets, 360
scarcity, 10, 81, 142, 147, 155, 157, 174
Schweitzer, Albert, 3
security, 66–67, 83–84
security vs freedom, 66–68
security, welfare, and prosperity, 46–48, 58, 61, 111, 309, 344
self-control, self-controlling person, 27, 92, 232, 237, 273, 378, 395
self-defense, 132, 235, 358
self-development, 91, 221
self-help, 131
self-improvement, 7, 14, 55, 123–24, 134–35, 169–70, 232, 345, 370
self-interest, 51, 81, 165, 169, 175, 183–85, 187, 213, 218, 235, 322, 384, 391. See also under charity
self-ownership, 2, 76, 101, 121, 128, 140, 158, 175, 195, 197, 202, 207, 269, 294, 395. See also liberty
self-perfection, 124
self-reform vs reformed coercion, 117–19, 345
self-reliance, self-reliant, 47, 70, 89, 170, 297
self-responsibility, self-responsible, 11, 27, 55, 61, 64, 67–68, 80, 89, 91, 116, 118, 131, 164, 216, 218, 232, 296, 309, 321, 338–40, 346, 377, 380, 395
“root hog or die,” 216
Sennholz, Mary, 1
1993. Leonard E. Read: Philosopher of Freedom, 1
1996. “Leonard Read, the Founder and Builder,” 1
slave, 93, 122
master-slave arrangement, 84, 201
slave-like security, 67
slave-master, slave owner, 93, 122
slippery-slope argument, 141
Smith, Adam, 62, 168, 184, 187–88
chessboard analogy, 397
“invisible hand” vs government’s “visible foot,” 51, 73–74
smuggler, 48, 215
Socrates, 13, 289, 390–91, 393
Socratic method, 390–91
socialism, socialist, xi, 2, 16, 25, 28–30, 40–41, 42–44, 49, 99–101, 117, 125, 129–30, 136, 138, 141, 168, 170, 173, 203–204, 257, 283, 298–99, 338, 361–62. See also Marxian socialism
socialization, socializing, 59, 97, 99, 143, 145, 257, 312. See also Social Security
social justice. See under justice
social order, 202, 206–9
social planner, 107, 166, 370
social reformer. See under reformer
Social Security, 28, 48, 58, 138, 145, 361
society, xi–xii, 5, 7, 11–15, 21–22, 31, 35–40, 47, 49, 51–52, 54–57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 72–74, 76–77, 82, 85, 87–88, 90, 94, 100, 102, 104, 108, 114–15, 117–19, 121, 123, 125, 127, 136, 145, 150, 154, 159, 184–87, 189, 191, 193, 198–99, 203–4, 207, 209–11, 213, 216, 219, 223, 225, 229–30, 233, 236, 240–42, 244, 247, 249, 251, 253–55, 263, 272, 282, 291–92, 294, 296, 303, 309, 314–15, 319, 323–25, 327, 343–44, 354, 357, 361, 364–66, 368–70, 372, 378, 383–84, 388, 391, 394, 397–98. See also the Command Society
authoritarian society, coercive society, statist society, 14, 56, 311, 370
civilized society, civil society, 51, 57, 106–7, 116
collectivistic society, communist society, 89, 121
dictocratic society, 77, 81
free society, xi–xii, 7, 14, 39–40, 52, 55–57, 76–77, 115, 117, 129–31, 170, 242, 253, 318, 340–41, 385
good society, 54–55, 101, 115–16, 191, 193, 251–52, 254–55, 264–66, 296, 344, 369–70, 373, 391
ideal society, 39, 127
mutual admiration society, 39
ordered society, 35, 37
peaceful, orderly, and progressive society, 52, 55
“praiseworthy society,” 52, 57
“the thank you society,” 103
Socrates, 13, 289, 390–91, 393,
Socratic method, 390–91
something for nothing, 67, 122, 212, 250, 252, 318, 322, 345, 381
Southern California Edison, 2
Sowell, Thomas, 147, 157
specialization, specialize, 36, 102, 109, 114, 134, 203, 208, 210–11, 289, 317–18
spillage, spoliation, 272
stagnation, 306, 336
state, 18, 46–47, 49, 58–61, 71, 91, 121, 125–27, 138, 179, 198, 256, 271, 280, 297, 307–8, 314, 335, 356, 364, 382, 394–95
all-powerful state, all-authoritarian state, 156, 231, 256
benevolent state, 304
centralized state, 125
omnipotent state, 61, 79, 128, 281, 356, 363, 365. See also
authoritarianism
piratical state, 262
redistributive state, 4, 90, 394
state absolutism, 145
state interventionism, 49, 127, 195, 382, 384
totalitarian state, 35, 79
welfare state, 49, 77, 80, 91, 122, 162, 164, 231. See also planned economy
statism, 2, 24–25, 49, 56, 58, 111, 115, 129, 138, 195, 197, 203, 218, 240, 242, 256, 261, 266, 306–7, 311, 342, 345, 360
strikes, 176, 177–80, 305. See also under individual rights
student of human action, 99
student of liberty, 44, 134, 197
subsidies, subsidize, 48, 58, 72, 138, 147, 174, 224, 271, 276, 321, 376, 382
Summers, Adam, 338
Sumner, William Graham, 72, 75, 186, 391
Superman, 71, 225
supports, 276, 376
Supremacy Clause, 87. See also United
States: Constitution
Supreme Court. See under United
States
surplus, 163–64, 305
Sutherland, George, 159–60
Sydney, Algernon, 323
tariffs, 89, 190, 276, 288, 334–36, 376 nontariff barriers, 334
Tariff of Abominations, 336
taxes, taxation, 20, 48, 59, 149, 190, 214, 279, 306, 313
progressive taxation, 59
Ten Commandments, 226, 287, 324–25, 373. See also commandments
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), 28
Thanksgiving, 45
the thank you society, 103. See also competition; cooperation
theft, thievery, 26, 60, 77–78, 87–89, 107, 139, 147, 185, 197, 211, 214, 220, 226, 227–28, 230, 235, 251, 254–56, 305, 326, 328–30, 337, 346–47, 367, 378, 392, 397
thinking, 6–7, 10, 15, 16, 21–22, 36, 43, 54, 67, 89, 114, 121, 125–26, 165, 185–86, 203, 205, 235, 243–44, 251, 263, 265–66, 285, 288, 299, 322, 327, 343–45, 349, 365, 373, 381, 383
collectivist way of thinking, 307
“know-it-ill-ness,” 181
“right thinking and doing” vs “sloppy thinking and careless action,” 251, 254–55
thinking for self, 73, 181, 245, 299, 342–44
time-lapse thinking, 250–51, 254
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 53, 55, 161
Tolstoy, Leo, 346
totalitarianism, 282. See also statism totalitarian state, 35, 79
Trenchard, John, 323
truth, 3, 5, 73, 82, 89, 128, 134–35, 157, 160, 162, 165, 182, 200, 220, 222, 224–25, 237, 265, 280, 326, 331, 346–49, 362, 371, 373, 384, 391-93, 396, 399
Tucker, Jeffrey A., 12, 198
2009. “The Vision of Leonard Read,” 198
2013. Editorial preface to Galles, 12
unemployment, 305
unfunded liability, 123
United States, 2, 35, 52, 66, 177, 204, 260, 270, 304, 306, 335–36, 396
Bill of Rights, 18, 46, 53–54, 106, 159, 265, 295–97, 299, 323, 377
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 285
Constitution, xii, 19–20, 24, 37, 46, 53–54, 87, 103, 120–21, 123, 159–60, 208, 221, 260, 265, 270, 285, 295–97, 299, 323, 335, 350, 352–53, 364, 367, 377
Declaration of Independence, 62, 92, 106, 116, 126, 159–60, 265, 295, 299, 324, 364, 375, 377
Food and Drug Administration, 284
House of Representatives, 346
Postal Service, Post Office, 88, 96–97, 145, 196, 338–41, 262
Senate, 79, 188, 333, 346
Sixteenth Amendment, 298
Supreme Court, 103–4, 159, 299, 323, 358, 367
White House, 261
universality (principle of ), 60, 219–20, 251, 391
universal laws, 286–87, 289.
ideal civil law, 287
the Law of Attraction, 385
law of nature, 206. See also Natural Law
laws of God, 287
US Chamber of Commerce, 1–2
utopianism, 62, 65, 240, 248, 291–92, 294, 369, 394–95
Vaillant, John, 209
value, 50, 74, 148, 167, 169, 171, 173–74, 184, 186–87, 213, 264, 291–92, 318, 324, 329
labor theory of value, 167–68, 171
market value as subjective, 167–68, 171, 190, 208, 308, 337, 373, 375
survival value, 137
value-creating efforts, 84, 311, 335
value judgments, 101, 169
violence, 39, 47, 109, 111, 121, 132, 135, 139–40, 142, 170, 182, 198, 207–9, 212, 214, 217, 221, 229–33, 236, 238, 253, 259, 263, 266, 269, 275, 284, 305–6, 314, 354, 394, 397
violence vs love, 229, 231–32
virtue, xi, 4, 20, 25, 32–34, 36–37, 93, 95, 101, 103, 108, 117–18, 120, 123, 131, 170, 217, 229, 231, 233, 239, 252, 255, 262, 297, 299, 308, 310, 349, 354, 370–71, 379, 395, 399
voluntarism, 26, 35, 37. 118, 173
voluntary association, 141, 255
voting, 129, 193, 343, 352–54, 356–59, 363–65
get-out-the-vote efforts, 352
mandatory voting, 363
wage and price controls, 58, 276, 366, 376
war, 234–35, 304, 307
“liberty’s greatest enemy, and the deadly foe of economic progress,” 235
just war, 235
War on Poverty, 148, 164
Washington, D.C., 304–5
Washington, George, 41
welfarism, 77, 384. See also under state
Whitehead, Alfred North, 203
White House. See under United States
Williams, Walter, xii
willing exchange vs unwilling exchange, 43, 52, 78, 85, 96, 98, 146–47, 149, 163, 168–170, 173, 177–78, 190–91, 197, 210, 214, 225, 241, 262–66, 268–69, 272, 298, 321, 328, 337, 373
Wilson, Woodrow, 212, 274
wisdom, 7, 13, 15, 55, 64–65, 80, 88, 114, 123, 128, 155, 157, 159–61, 182, 190–91, 210, 212, 223, 225, 276, 297–99, 305, 309–13, 316, 322, 344, 348–49, 351, 371–72, 378–80, 385, 390–91, 396–99
Creative Wisdom, 55–57, 88, 344
World War I, 49
World War II, 2, 304, 366
worrycrats, 282–85
