Libertarian Paradigms in American History
Presented to the Department of History at New York University on December 4, 1979. The description below is excerpted from the "Rothbard Lectures on American History: Lost and Found" by Chris Sciabarra.
The central theme of Rothbard’s lecture was the conflict between “Liberty” and “Power” throughout history. He did not deny the complexities of historical events and did not disapprove of alternative approaches to the understanding of history. Drawing from Albert Jay Nock, however, he believed that the contest between “social power” (embodied in voluntary institutions and trade) and “state…
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