The Mainspring of Human Progress
Index
INDEX
A
Abraham, beliefs of, 78
Admiral of the Ocean Sea, 266
Adventures of Ebenezer Fox, in the Revolutionary War, 266
Age of Science, 169
Agis IV, 46
Amendments, Constitutional, 196
America
aid from, 263
attempt at freedom, ch. 12, p. 147
colonial settlements in, 148
see also Freedom, third attempt-American
luxuries in, 12
war for independence, 177, 179, ch. 17, p. 204
American Economic Foundation, 22
Anarchy, group, 127
Ancestral habitat, 71
Antioch, 112
Arabic, 104
Aranda, Count, 199*
Astronomy, 107, 136
Authority
belief in, 92
centralized, 28, 30, 146
see also, Controls
European rulers and, 136
failure of, 31
fight against, 189
see also, Government
living, ch. 7, p. 54; 87
natural law and, 170
pagan views and, 36, 52
responsibility and, 20
revolt against, 72
Spanish, 137, 144
Automatic transmissions, 249
Automobile industry, 247
Ax, invention of, 24
B
Babylon, 90
Bacon, Roger, 136
Baker, John Randall, 242*
Bastiat, Frederic, 43, 44*
Battle of Bunker Hill, 182
Bee, versus man, 38
Bethlehem, 214
Bible, 168
Biblical characters
Abraham, 77
Christ, 85
Gideon, 82
Joseph, 78
Moses, 79
Samuel, 82
Terah, 77
Bill of rights, 196
Bonaparte, see Napoleon
Boone, Daniel, 201
Boston Tea Party, 175
Brendan, 134
British Empire
American Revolution and, 177
colonial opposition to, 181
colonial settlements of, 150
five year plan of, 166
foundation for, 96
human rights and, 97
interference with colonial trade, 166
Labor Party of, 45
lessons from Saracens, 122
rulers of, 65
woolen shrouds of, 67
Brotherhood of man, 39, 52, 84, 126, 254
Buckle, Henry Thomas, 67, 266
Bureaucracy, 145, 175, 242
C
Cadis, 128
Caesar, Augustus, 64
Caligula, 64
Caliphs, 128
Calverts, 155
Capitalism, 43
Captain from Castille, 132*
Carlyle, Thomas, 103, 266
Carolinas, 159
Cavaliers, 157
Charles, King, 155, 157, 165
Checks and balances, 194
Chivalry, Saracenic, 122
Christ, 85
Christianity, 39, 85, 93, 112, 114; see also, Biblical Characters and Religious beliefs
Chronometer, 138*
Cleanliness, Saracenic, 117
Clermont, 225
Clock business, 218
Cobett, William, 266
Codified law, 89
Collectivism
aim at, ch. 5, p. 42
freedom and, 38
types of, 42
versus freedom, 48
Colonial settlements
dissension among, 186
English, 150
French, 150
reasons for, 153
Spanish, 148
Colt, Samuel, 218
Columbus, Christopher, 108, 131, 136
Commerce, see, Traders
Common good, 37, 40, 64, 142, 162, 175
Common Sense, 183
Communism
aim of, 50
establishment of, 51
fact and fallacy, 52
failure of, 49
in Dinaric Alps, 46
not confined, 48
practice of, 49
socialism and/or, ch. 5, p. 42
Spartan, 46
Communist Manifesto, 42
Compass, 138
Competition
defined, 27
free, 240
in bargaining, 7
stimulus of, 244
Complete Writings of Thomas Paine, 266
Compromises
conflict and, 27
evidences of, ch. 9, p. 87
of beliefs, 32
Conflict, compromises and, 27
Conquistadors, 139, 142, 145
Considerations Upon the East-India
Trade, 213, 266
Constitutions
State, 188, 191
United States, 194
Consumers, role of, 246
Continental Congress, 191
Controls
see also, Authority
Bureaucratic, 145
by gods, 35
centralized, 28, 30
Convention delegates, 187*
Cooperation
exchange and, 26, 39
see also, Voluntary cooperation
Copernicus, Nicholaus, 136
Cornwallis, Charles, 177, 191
Cotton gin, 211
Counter Revolutionists, 256
Creative thinking, 241, 251
Critical Period of American History, 266
Cromwell, Oliver, 157
Crow, Carl, 211*
Crusades, 111, 115
Crusades: Iron Men and Saints, 266
Cuba, 207
D
Dark Ages, 99, 104
Das Kapital, 42
Declaration of Independence, 185
Deere, John, 229
Defensive strategy, 161
Democracy, defined, 192
Democratic process, 88
Demos, 37
Despot, enlightened, 170
Dictatorship, 49, 51, 88, 90
Dinaric Alps, 46
Diocletian, 65
Discoveries, 131
Discovery of Freedom, 7, 266
Divine right, 54, 95
Division of labor, 215
Doges of Venice, 109
Do-gooders, 41
Drake, Frances, 145
Dukhagini, 46
E
East India Trading Co., 175
Economic analysis, 44*
Education
by Saracens, 105
early American, 192
Egoism, 41
Elizabeth, Queen, 145
Emigration, restricted, 174
Emirs, 128
Energy
human
see also, America
conservation of, 218
contradiction of, 200
control of, 31
effective use of, 18
false notion of, 262
see also, Israelites
lack of understanding of, 16
misunderstanding of, 62
motivation for, 240
network of, 26
outburst of, 211
progress and, 15
see also, Saracens
thrives on freedom, 243
transportation and, 56
uses of, 27
versus nonhuman, 16
working, 17
steam, 20
understanding nature of, 20
Engels, Friedrich, 42
Engand, see, British Empire
Europe
invaded by Saracens, 109
objections to Saracens, 104
Exchange
cooperation and, 26, 39
prisoner, 172
Explorations, 131
Exports, early American, 220
F
Faith, 31
Famines, 11, 70, 94
Farming, scientific, 119
Fear
force and, 57
versus freedom, ch. 21, p. 261
versus hope, ch. 19, p. 237
Federalist, The, 192
Ferdinand and Isabella, 131, 137
Feudalism, 93, 97
Fifth-column technique, 256
Filipinos, 207
Fiske, John, 266
Fitch, John, 225
Five-year plan, British, 166
Foner, Philip S., 266
Force, fear and, 57
Fox, Ebenezer, 180, 266
France
acceptance of American freedom, 204
colonial settlements of, 150
Germany and, 67
Franklin, Benjamin, 168, 183, 205, 234, 246
Free cities, 124
Free competition, see, Competition, free
Free market, 44
Frederick, George William, 173
Frederick the Great, 171
Freedom
American, 63, 131, 147
British, 96
collectivism and, 38
denial of, 97
enemies of, 256
first attempt – Israelites, ch. 8, p. 77
growth of, 204
individual
asserted, 85
ignored, 40
principle of, 236
responsibility for, 19
spirit of, 140
trade and, 124
turning point of, 87
inventive efforts and, 231
of choice, 238
Paine’s views of, 184
price of, 259
religious, 124
revolution for, 74
Roman version of, 91
second attempt – Saracens, ch. 10, p. 99
struggle for, 206
suppressed, 53
symbol of, 175
Ten Commandments and, 81
third attempt – American, 131, ch. 12, p. 147
versus collectivism, 48
versus fear, ch. 21, p. 261
Fremont, John, 202
French and Indian War, 171
French Republic, 205
Fulton, Robert, 225
Fur traders, 174*
G
Gadgets, 246
Galileo, Galilei, 136, 244
Garibaldi, Guiseppe, 206
Genius, how to locate, 242
George II, 162
George III, 173
Georgia, 159
Germany, 67, 248
Gideon, 82
God of the Machine, 40, 266
Gods, controls and, 35, 77
Golden Rule, 255
Government
American
foundations of, 186, 191
views of, 198
beliefs in, 88
bureaus of, 242
centralized, 190
defined, 71
French, 67
functions of, 194
German, 67
interference, 57, 68
need for power, 30
Old World, 64, 72
omnipotent, 54
pioneer type, 58
requirements of, 193
Russian, 42
servant of, 180
spending, 89
Grady, Henry Woodfin, 157, 158*
Granada, fall of, 132
Great Adventures and Explorations, 134, 266
Great American Customer, 211*
Greece, ancient, 88
Guillotine, see Humanitarian with guillotine
Gunpowder, recipe for, 183
Guns, 215
H
Harrison, John, 138
Hebrew-Christian religion, foundations of, 87
Henderson Land Co., 201
Henry, Patrick, 168
Heroes and Hero Worship, 266
Hindu numbers, 106
History of Civilization in England, 266
History of the American People, 266
Holand, Hjalmar, 134*
Holy Land, 111
Holy Sepulchre, 112*
Hope, versus fear, ch. 19, p. 237
Human energy, see, Energy, human
Humanitarian with guillotine, 40, 53, 55
Hunger, 11
Hydraulic clutch, 248
I
Iceland, 133
India, new route to, 135
Individuals
beliefs of, 32
communistic, 46
desire to live, 11
free and responsible, 250
see also, Freedom, individual
stimulated by competition, 244
unknown, ch. 14, p. 179
views of reality, 31
Industrial Revolution, 42
Inquisitors
expansion of operations, 141
Spanish, 132
Installment plan for clocks, 219
Interchangeability, 214
International Socialists, 45
Inventions
American, 211
ancestral, 23
gadgets and, 246
Inventive minds, 241
Israelites
attempt at freedom, ch. 8, p. 77
reject freedom, 81
J
James I, 152
Jefferson, Thomas, 11, 185, 201, 205, 213, 217, 227, 235
Jerusalem, 113, 121
Jews, 84
John, King, 96
Joiners, 127
Joseph, planned economy and, 78
Jujitsu technique, 44, 257
Justice, Moslem, 128
K
Kaaba, 100, 101, 103
Kensington Rune Stone, 134*
Kentucky, settlement of, 200
Kettering, Charles F., 216*
Knife-edge wheel, 230*
Koran, 118, 266
L
Laborsaving methods, 213
Lafayette, Marquis de, 205
Lamb, Harold, 266
Lane, Rose Wilder, 7, 46, 71, 105*, 112*, 128, 139, 181, 266
Law
American and Saracenic, 129
extension of, 61
of Lek, 46
order and, 59
Roman, 89
Legal restraints, 60
Lek, Law of, 46
Lenin, Nikolai, 45, 256
Lexington, 179, 182
Liberty, see, Freedom
Livingston, Chancellor, 225
Logic, 90
Long, Crawford, 109
Longitude, mishap in, 138
Louisiana Purchase, 201
Luxuries
common in U. S., 12
see also, Freedom, third attempt-American
Lycurgus, 46, 50
M
Machine-tool industry, 216
Madison, James, 192
Magna Charta, 96
Man
ability to progress, 20
see also, Brotherhood of man
versus bee, 38
Manes, 92
Manichaeans, 91
Marriage customs, 129
Marx, Karl, 42, 44*, 49
Maryland Free State, 156
Mass production, 213, 235, 249
Massachusetts Bay Company, 155
Massachusetts charter, revoked, 176
Material civilization, 69
Mathematics, contributions by Saracens, 106
McCormick, Cyrus, 231
Mecca, 100
Medicine, advances by Saracens, 108
Medina, 102
Midianites, 82
Military miracle, 102
Mississippi Valley, 232
Mohammed, 100, 117, 118*
Molasses Act, 167, 172
Monopolies, 71, 226, 239
Monroe Doctrine, 206
Moral restraints, 60
Moriscos, 142
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 266
Moses, 79
Moslems
attack upon Jerusalem, 121
converted, 141
in Spain, 132*
justice, 128
shrines, 112
Mosques, 118
Muzzey, David Saville, 156, 266
Mythology, 35
N
Nails, 226
Napoleon, 202, 233
Nationalism, rise of, 95
Natural law, 170
Natural resources, 14, 22
Navigation, 108, 136
New South, 158*
Nonpagan views, 32
North, Sir Dudley, 213, 266
O
Oglethorpe, James Edward, 159
Old World
civilization, 95
government, 72
Opportunities
American, 260
incentives and, 238
Ownership
exchanges of, 25
see also, Property
P
Pagan views, 32, ch. 4, p. 35; 52, 54, 73, 77, 87, 254, 263
Paine, Thomas, 182, 204, 205, 234
Palestine, 110
Papin, Denis, 224
Paterson, Isabel, 40, 193, 266
Perkins, Jacob, 227
Penn, William, 156
Pennsylvania Magazine, 183
Pericles, 89
Permit market, 172
Philadelphia, 183, 186
Philippines, 208
Pigeon mail, 125
Pilgrim Fathers, communism and, 48
Pin money, 228
Pine tree, 175, 180
Pitt, William, 198*
Planned economy, 62, 64, 68, 78, 144, 159, 174, 246
Plows, 228
Plutarch, 46
Plutarch’s Lives, 266
Pony Express, 123
Postal service, 123, 125
Power, modern age of, 13
Prices, effects of, 176*
Prisoner exchange, 172
Production
agricultural, 231
American, 252, 254
cotton, 212
division of, 43
effects of, 228
English, 67
French, 68
German, 68
mass, 213, 235, 249
Progress
American, 12, 240
beginning of, 24
British contribution to, 98
feudalism and, 94
formula for, 22
foundation of, 78
human energy and, 230*
inventive, 211
lag of, 222
material, 253
pagan views and, 36
responsibility for, 13, 17
result of self-criticism, 257
road to, 237
Saracenic, 99
slowed down, 64
stagnated, 31
static under communism, 51
see also, Welfare
Propaganda, 257
Property
American, 252
ownership of, 21
right to, 24, 196*
Publishing business, 216*
Pytheas, 133
Q
Quakers, 156
R
Ragusa, 124
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 151
Regimentation, 62, 161
Religious beliefs, 31, 78, 92, 100, 111; see also, Christianity
Renaissance, 109
Republic
American, 88*, 193, 258
French, 205
Swiss, 206
Responsibility
freedom and, 19
moral, 252
pagan viewpoint, 35
personal, 61
Restraints, legal and moral, 60
Revere, Paul, 227
Revolts, versus revolution, 72
Revolution
roots of, ch. 13, p. 165; 177
versus revolt, 72
Revolutionists
aim of, 199
objectives of, 194
Rewards, forms of, 245
Richard the Lion-Hearted, 121
Rightness, truth and, 78, 253
Rights
American versus British, 197
constitutional, 188, 196
individual, 87, 188, 196
property, 196*; see also, Property
state versus federal, 207
Rolling colter, 230*
Roman Empire, 64, 89, 125
Roosevelt, Nicholas, 226
Royal charter, outgrowth of, 188
Runnymede, 96
Russia
government of, 42
industrialization of, 51
S
Sale, George, 266
Samuel, 82
Saracens
astronomical views of, 136
attempt for freedom, 99
continued influence of, 132
contributions of, 104
invasion of Europe, 109
Savannah, 163, 226
Scandinavian explorers, 134
Science, foundation of, 78
Science and the Planned State, 242*
Security, under feudalism, 93
Self-interest, 61
Self-reliance, 154
Self-selection, 244
Shellabarger, Samuel, 132*
Sin, Hoei, 134
Slavery, 79, 93, 206, 219
Smith, Adam, 214
Smith, John, 158
Social-economic organization, 95
Social planning, 246
Socialism, communism and/or ch. 5, p. 42
Society, purpose of, 39
Something for nothing, 89
Spain
colonial settlements of, 148
downfall of, 145
Inquisitors of, 131
Saracenic, 110
World Empire of, 143
Spanish Armada, 124, 145
Spanish Inquisition, 131
Sparta, communism in, 46
Stamp Tax, 175
Standard of living
American, 13, 221, 252, 253, 259
Old World, 70
reduced under communism, 51
Standish, Miles, 158
Starvation, 11
State Constitutions, 188
Steam engine, 224
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 134, 266
Stevens, Col. John, 225
Stone Age ancestors, 22
Subversive ideas, from Saracenic Spain, 122
Superstitions, 36, 42, 54, 87
Survival, how performed, 17
Switzerland, 206
T
Tack maker, 214
Tariff issue, 207
Taxation, 47, 65, 175
Taylor, Henry J., 257
Tell, William, 206
Ten Commandments, 80, 91
Terah, 77
Terry, Eli, 218
Texas, 203
Thomas, Seth, 219
Thule, 133
Tools
invented by ancestors, 23
value of, 22
Traders
barriers to, 238
British, 97, 166
colonial, 165, 174*
companies of, 153
freedom exercised, 124
Saracenic, 110
subversive ideas and, 122
Transportation, 56
Treaty of Ghent, 205
Tripoli, 110
Truce of God, 111
Truth
Christian view of, 85
rightness and, 78, 253
U
Ulianov, Vladimir Ilich, see, Lenin
Ultima Thule, 133
United States, see, America
Urban II, Pope, 111
V
Venice, 109
Vespucci, Amerigo, 140
Vigilence committee, 58, 101, 112
Virginia Cavalier, 158
Voight, Harry, 225
Voluntary cooperation, 118, 195, 241, 252, 254
W
War
belief in, 92
between the States, 207
by Crusaders, 111
cause of, 262
feudalistic, 94
for Independence, 180, 182, ch. 17, p. 204
of 1812, 217
upon Mohammed, 102
Washington, George, 168, 204, 205
Watt, James, 224
Whitney, Eli, 211
Wealth
American, 252, 258
producing ideas, 234
Wealth of Nations, 214
Weaver, Henry Grady, 6
Welfare
how secured, 25, 26
Oglethorpe’s plan, 161
see also, Progress
why stagnated, 31
Westward expansion, American, 201
Westward from Vinland, 135*
Wilder family, 122*
Wilkinson, Jeremiah, 214
Winthrop, John, 155
Will-of-the-Tribe, 37, 42, 45, 87, 262
Woolen shrouds, 67
World Empire, 143
World War II, 246
Z
Zero, 107
