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"Let him that would save the world first move himself." -SOCRATES

Who are we as individuals? How does a possible Creator or Source fit into the subject of human liberty? Leonard E. Read delves into these topics that have been pondered about throughout the centuries. Together with quotes from timeless authors, Read pieces together what we have logically ascertained based on human experience and past wisdom regarding these issues and more.

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. Leonard E. Read discusses the importance of freedom as a foundation for finding the answers to the problems induced by central planning and "master minding." He suggests: "Freedom has come by accident, the result of desperation rather than a rational prognosis of better things to come." Read covers the influence of ideas and the human need for freedom as well as constructive methods for the advancement of those ideas.

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This work by Leonard Read discusses the importance of liberty in people's lives, specifically relating liberty to truth and understanding. Without liberty, people cannot fully be independent. Not only will they not be informed enough to make their own decisions, but they lack the knowledge and insight as to what makes those decisions right. Therefore, government intervention robs people of their ability to take care of themselves. This book is crucial to understanding the libertarian movement and what it stands for.

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. It is difficult to set forth the libertarian ideal, but expounding it is simple compared to living by it. Nonetheless, life lived according to right principles can never be more than sporadic except as the ideal is sought for, held up, and used as a guide.

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. "The mass of citizens who haven't the slightest idea of what makes an economy fruitful or unfruitful, perform trillions of little things that result in an abundance of goods and services beneficial to millions of others whom they have no conscious intention of benefiting. If these benefactors are not guided by politico-economic understanding, what then? Adam Smith wrote an answer 200 years ago: 'By directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many...

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. Individual emergence is not and never will be accomplished by imposition. Not one of the tactics effective in destructive programs is useful here; indeed, these out-going, reforming efforts do more harm than good. It is difficult enough for oneself to emerge as a better person; impossible to force such change in another. Emergence is exclusively a self-help project; the change is internal, not external.

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. The motivation that drives man toward excellence comes from within. The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, gives us the clue: "Man is on earth as in an egg. Now, you can't go on being a good egg forever; you must either hatch or rot." The oncoming aristocrats know that they must grow, stretch out, expand their awareness, perception, consciousness. Otherwise, they might as well be dead. Once a person has gained this deep conviction, he has a motivation strong enough to carry him through any crisis.

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Read explores "the miraculous workings of tiny creativities, the ultimate constituents of the free market, that institution on which depend all liberties, and thus man's emergence. And the] State must have its perversions diagnosed if we are clearly to understand how it functions as the inhibitor and enemy of the free market."

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. "Growth in consciousness is the noble objective. Having this end in view and being aware that all ends pre-exist in the means, what is the indispensable means? It is the freedom to exchange all creativities with whomever one pleases-goods, services, ideas or whatever. Not a single red light on this freeway-all green lights signaling go, go, go, now and forever "