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        Great Books on Liberty
    (As of: 25-Feb-2002)

    As the founding ideal of the United States of America, liberty unfortunately is taken for granted by most people, gets short shrift in today's schools, and is lost in current debates on public policy. Reacquaint yourself with the great books on liberty, as compiled by the BestWebBuys staff. We selected the great books over the last 300 or so years that form the foundation of, or have contributed to the principle of liberty. Books are listed chronologically by first date of publication, not in order of importance. If you disagree with any of our selections, or would like to submit a list of Great Books on Tyranny and Collectivism, send us an email!

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      Year   Book
      1690
    The Second Treatise on Civil Government
    by John Locke


     
      1720-1723
    Cato's Letters or Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, and Other Impor Tant Subjects: Four Volumes in Two
    by John Trenchard, Thomas Gordon, Ph.D., Ronald Hamowy (Editor), Thomas Gordon


     
      1739
    A Treatise of Human Nature
    by David Hume, David Fate Norton, David Fate Norton (Editor), Mary J. Norton, Mary J. Norton (Editor)


     
      1759 The Theory of Moral Sentiments
    by Adam Smith, D. D. Raphael, A. L. MacFie


     
      1776
    Common Sense and Related Writings
    by Thomas Paine, Thomas P. Slaughter, Thomas P. Slaughter (Editor)


     
      1776
    Wealth of Nations
    by Adam Smith


     
      1776-1789
    The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America
    by Roger Pilon (ed.) / Cato Institute


     
      1787-1788
    The Federalist Papers
    by Alexander Hamilton (Editor), Charles R. Kesler, Charles R. Kesler (Editor), John Jay (Editor), James Madison (Editor), Clinton Lawrence Rossiter, Clinton Lawrence Rossiter (Editor), Clinton L. Rossiter (Editor), James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton


     
      1791 Rights of Man
    by Thomas Paine, Derek Matravers (Introduction by)


     
      1792
    Vindication of the Rights of Women
    by Mary Wollstonecraft


     
      1835
    Democracy in America: Translated, Edited, and With an Introduction by Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop
    by Alexis De Tocqueville, Harvey C. Mansfield, Sr. , Harvey Claflin Mansfield, Delba Winthrop


     
      1845-1850 Selected Essays in Political Economy
    by Frederic Bastiat


     
      1851 Social Statics: The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, and the First of Them Developed
    by Herbert Spencer


     
      1859
    On Liberty
    by John Stuart Mill, Gertrude Himmelfarb


     
      1922 Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
    by Ludwig Von Mises


     
      1927 Liberalism: The Classical Tradition
    by Ludwig Von Mises


     
      1935
    Our Enemy, the State
    by Albert J. Nock


     
      1943
    Discovery of Freedom
    by R. Wilder Lane


     
      1943
    The God of the Machine
    by I. Paterson


     
      1944
    The Road to Serfdom
    by F. A. Hayek, Friedrich A. Von Hayek


     
      1946
    Economics in One Lesson: 50th Anniversary Edition
    by Henry Hazlitt


     
      1949 Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
    by Ludwig Von Mises


     
      1960
    The Constitution of Liberty
    by Friedrich August Von Hayek


     
      1962
    The Calculus of Consent
    by James M. Buchanan


     
      1962
    Capitalism and Freedom
    by Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman


     
      1967
    Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
    by Ayn Rand


     
      1972 Man, Economy and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles
    by Rothbard


     
      1973-1979
    Law, Legislation and Liberty: Rules and Order
    by F. A. Hayek


     
      1974
    Anarchy, State and Utopia
    by Robert Nozick


     
      1978
    For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
    by Murray N. Rothbard


     
      1980
    Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
    by Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman


     
      1980
    Knowledge and Decisions
    by Thomas Sowell


     
      1982
    Ethics of Liberty
    by Murray N. Rothbard, Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Editor)


     
      1994 Death by Government
    by R. J. Rummel


     
      1995
    Simple Rules for a Complex World
    by Richard A. Epstein


     
      1997
    The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman
    by David Boaz (Editor)


     
      1997
    What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation
    by Charles Murray


     
      2000
    The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law
    by Randy E. Barnett


     
      2001 DemocracyÖthe God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order
    by Hans-Hermann Hoppe


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