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Speaking of Liberty Kindle Edition

by Llewellyn H. Rockwell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Ludwig von Mises said that teaching the public was just as important as addressing scholars — maybe more so. That is what Lew Rockwell specializes in: history and theory and analysis in defense of the free society, written in clear prose to reach a broad audience. Rockwell's book is as proliberty as it is brutally critical of government. It is relentlessly forthright yet hopeful about the prospects for liberty. It is rigorous enough to withstand the enemy's closest scrutiny, and chock-full of the energy and enthusiasm that will keep you reading.

As a collection of speeches delivered over a period of ten years, Speaking of Liberty is long (470 pages), but it is the kind of book people will want to see in the hands of friends, family, and students. The book begins with economics and explains why Austrian economics matters, how the Federal Reserve brings on the business cycle, why we need private property and free enterprise, the unrecognized glories of the capitalist economy, and why the gold standard is still the best monetary system. The remaining sections deal with war, Mises and his work, other important thinkers in the libertarian tradition, and the culture and morality of liberty.

The book is united by a set of fixed principles: the corruption of politics, the universality and immutability of the ideas of freedom, the centrality of sound money and free enterprise, the moral imperative of peace and trade, the importance of hope and tenacity in the struggle for liberty, and the need for everyone to join the intellectual fight.

We have all searched for the book we could give to friends and neighbors, business associates, and family members, to explain why we believe in the cause of liberty. Speaking of Liberty is that book.
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Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., is the founder and president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0049P1NFS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ludwig von Mises Institute (October 27, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 27, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 474 pages
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Mary Fitzgerald
5.0 out of 5 stars This book (one of the books recommended by Ron Paul) is really shifting and clearing my ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
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I had no idea how much false information and propaganda I had entrenched in my way of thinking about economics. This book (one of the books recommended by Ron Paul) is really shifting and clearing my head and I thought I had done pretty well reading 5 of Ron Paul's books, this is a whole new level.
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Sean Gangol
4.0 out of 5 stars Any Interested in the Speeches of Lew Rockwell
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2018
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Anyone who is interested in the speeches of Lew Rockwell, I recommend this book. It interesting to see that he predicted the bursting of the housing bubble way back in 2000. And they say that it was libertarians that caused the 2008 Meltdown.
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HGR
5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best writings on Liberty
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2007
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There are a lot of great thinkers out there on Libertarian subjects, but Lew Rockwell is in a class of his own when it comes to writing. Clear, concise, and logical - I find Mr Rockwell's writing always enjoyable and insightful - and try to read them at every opportunity. I have no hesitation in recommending this book.
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R. H. Brandt
4.0 out of 5 stars A Revelation !
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2005
I am not an economist. In fact, I hold these guys in low esteem. But I stumbled across 'Speaking of Liberty' when searching for references to 'Globalisation' and 'Free Trade'. What a revelation ! I hadn't thought of how close economics and politics really are. But Lew Rockwell makes that point very clear. Just read the chapters on 'War and Freedom' and 'Free Trade vs War'. His points about the Gold Standard, Business Cycles, and - what I see as extreme - Capitalism are debatable and I disagree with some of his findings. But I have to admit he's got some challenging points. He writes very well, his book is a pleasure to read. His view of 'Free Trade' is just devastating. Tremendous book.
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Ralph
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and easy to understand
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2014
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Mr. Rockwell has a true understanding of liberty. Well written and easy to understand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Arrived as described and on time. THANKS! AAA+++
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WSV1975
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting look at the concepts of liberty
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2014
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As we steadily lose all the rights guaranteed us in the Bill of Rights and we totally lose the concept of Liberty in this nation dedicated to individual liberty, you should read this book. It is a nice study on what liberty is all about.
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Steve Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars In the spirit of von Mises and Rothbard
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2004
Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard were not only great theoretical economists, but also excellent popularizers. In particular, von Mises hasn't received the credit he deserves for his outstanding popular presentations of the case for individual freedom. Their work is continued today by Llewellyn Rockwell, the founder of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
The Institute has published this collection of Rockwell's speeches in which Rockwell brilliantly makes the case for free enterprise and individual freedom. Rockwell has a knack for taking an insight of Mises's or Rothbard's and applying it to current events. For example, why is the Federal Reserve only criticized when it raises interest rates? If politicians were truly concerned about the economy, they would worry about the Fed lowering interest rates and creating artificial booms. There is a particularly powerful chapter concerning the negative effects of "civil rights" (anti-discrimination) laws and how such laws impede individual freedom and probably don't do much to help their intended beneficiaries (although they always increase the power of the state). Rockwell is prescient as well. He pointed out in the 90s that the "new era" boom couldn't continue, and when I was reading his 1998 article on Iraq I almost forgot that he was writing about Clinton and not George W. Bush. One of the best chapters concerns the presidency. Rockwell shows that both the left and the neocon "right" embrace the imperial presidency with almost equal enthusiasm.
SPEAKING OF LIBERTY also contains two interviews with Rockwell. He explains the rise of the modern libertarian movement and its relationship to conservatism (although I don't think he is completely fair to Russell Kirk). The bibliography, which contains a list of recommended books on liberty (not a few of which I've reviewed), is also excellent.
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