Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Real Liberal Heritage - Anthony Gregory - Mises Daily

The Real Liberal Heritage - Anthony Gregory - Mises Daily: "Liberalism is, in other words, the political creed of those who favored liberty above the state, believed peace was preferable to war, and saw free trade and free association as the very foundations of a just and equitable society; who saw the moral status of wealth accumulation as being determined not by how much was accumulated, but rather by how it was accumulated—whether by the peaceful and productive means of voluntary free exchange or the political means of plunder and government privilege."