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Liberty and Prosperity
Stories from Britain and elsewhere confirming the social and economic benefits of keeping politicians and their cronies out of the trade and business of ordinary people.
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The Prisoner’s Friend
By Clay Lane
Thomas Wright never earned more than a foreman’s wage, but he helped hundreds of prisoners back into society.
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The Bond of Liberty
By Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke told fellow MPs that the only way to unite the peoples of the Empire was for London to set them an enviable example.
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A Little Common Sense
By William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder doubts the wisdom of letting experts run the country.
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Man Was Not Made for the Government
Good government is not about enforcing uniform order, but about maximising liberty among a particular people.
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The Servants of One Master
By John Locke
Some people are not more equal than others, nor are they entitled to more life and liberty.
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The ‘Empire’ of Free Trade
By Adam Smith
Free trade brings to smaller nations all the advantages of empire without the disadvantages.
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