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Liberalism
- In the Classical Tradition
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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In 1927, classical liberalism, based on a belief in individualism, reason, capitalism, and free trade, was dying, when one of the 20th century's greatest social thinkers wrote this combative and convincing restatement. Nowhere are the key principles of Mises' philosophy better represented than in this timeless work.
Mises was a careful and logical theoretician who believed that ideas rule the world, and this especially comes to light in Liberalism.
"The ultimate outcome of the struggle" between liberalism and totalitarianism, say Mises, "will not be decided by arms, but by ideas. It is ideas that group men into fighting factions, that press the weapons into their hands, and that determine against whom and for whom the weapons shall be used. It is they alone, and not arms, that, in the last analysis, turn the scales."
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-22
Reinvigoratingly optimistic, yet sadly wrong
The book is read well, but it's hard to give a 5 star rating for reading a treaty that doesn't need too much interpretation on the part of the narrator.
Books' content gives us some insight into a mind of a brilliant economist whose main mistake was putting too much faith in humanity and underestimating how powerful regimes can be. Since it was written in 1927 Mises openly assumes that states are willing to keep their currency tied to some external value, and that all authoritarians will soon bow down to the will of majority, and fascist would resign their power to democratic elections.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-21
brilliant
anyone looking to further their understanding of this topic or strengthen their argument should read this book. A fundamental break down of the ideology that answers some of it's criticisms. classic, will listen again some time no doubt
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- Anonymous User
- 20-03-22
Mediocre at best
The book wasn't as profound or enlightening as I had expected after reading Human Action. This might also be why I experienced it as such; most of the wisdom contained in praxeology is the grounding for why the liberal doctrine is superior.
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