Conceived in Liberty

Tags: Free Markets, U.S. Economy, U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

09/25/2009 William Henry Chamberlin

In the literature of the American Revolution there is no demagogic attempt to set human rights against property rights. It is recognized that the right to acquire and own property is a basic and very important human right, writes William Henry Chamberlin.

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