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Free Trade and Markets
The Petition of the Candlemakers
Frédéric Bastiat made a tongue-in-cheek appeal to the French government, asking them to protect candlemakers from a cut-throat competitor.
by Frédéric Bastiat 1801-1850
The Broken Window
Inspired by economists in Britain, Frédéric Bastiat explained to his own Government why their initiatives to boost the economy so often fail.
Extracts from Literature
Imagine
Educational reformer Emily Davies argued that Victorian women had more to offer society than a purely ornamental erudition.
by Emily Davies 1830-1921
Discovery and Invention
Observation, Analogy, Experiment
Sir Humphry Davy explains in simple terms what it is that leads to scientific progress.
by Sir Humphry Davy 1778-1829
British Myths and Legends
A Eulogy for Sir Lancelot
Sir Ector, who has searched fruitlessly for his brother for seven years, finds him at last, lying in state in the Joyous Gard.
by Sir Thomas Malory ?1416-?1471
John Stuart Mill
Losing Steam
Those in Power may imagine that a docile and compliant public makes Government run more smoothly, but a society of that kind just won’t move forward.
by John Stuart Mill 1806-1873
