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If you are lost in the woods on the brink of starvation, you are less likely to look at a frog and think, "I hope that species of frog survives."

"Milton's argument that the people need free expression of thought rests not upon their inherent virtue, but upon the very fact that none of them are virtuous enough to properly decide the right books for all."

Abstract: This article draws general economic arguments against central planning, state licensure and regulation from Milton’s Areopagitica , a 17th Century pamphlet on free-speech. Though Milton’s work was written primarily as a defense for moral man and a warning against religious...

Right now, as the economy reshuffles, there are more opportunities to generate change than ever — the kind of dynamic change that we need to grow out of this slump.

It is imperative that we remain realistic in our assessment of human nature and not forget that the basic principles which produced our prosperity still govern human action."