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Leonard E. Read

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Liberty does not and cannot include any action, regardless of sponsorship, which lessens the liberty of a single human being.

Leonard E. Read was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education — the first modern libertarian think tank in the United States — and was largely responsible for the revival of the liberal tradition in post–World War II America.

Major Works

I, Pencil by Leonard Read

I, Pencil

Free MarketsProduction Theory

08/31/2010Articles of InterestLeonard E. Read

First published in the December 1958 issue of The Freeman , "I, Pencil: My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read" is written from the point of view of an Eberhard Faber pencil.

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All Works

I, Pencil

The EntrepreneurFree MarketsInterventionismPraxeology

11/18/2017Mises Daily ArticlesLeonard E. Read

This classic article by Leonard Read illustrates how completely dependent the world is on the division of labor.

The Rap against Unearned Riches

Free MarketsPricesValue and Exchange

11/10/2011Mises Daily ArticlesLeonard E. Read

Only if one understands the subjective theory of value may he proceed logically to a belief in private ownership and control of property.

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I Don't Know

Free MarketsInterventionismOther Schools of Thought

11/02/2011Mises Daily ArticlesLeonard E. Read

These students of liberty have not yet learned to answer honestly, "I don't know; I never will know; no one will ever know."

What Makes Ideas Different?

09/29/2011Mises Daily ArticlesLeonard E. Read

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation.

Mises the Man

BiographiesHistory of the Austrian School of Economics

08/05/2011Mises Daily ArticlesLeonard E. Read

His life was devoted to a search for truth, and he gladly shared his findings with any seeker of light.

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