June 2, 2006 3:53 PM
by Weekend Edition
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Ludwig von Mises writes: Only the deadly foes of individual liberty and self-determination, the champions of totalitarianism, interpreted the principle of equality before the law as derived from an alleged psychical and physiological equality of all men. The fact that men are born unequal in regard to physical and mental capacities cannot be argued away. Some surpass their fellow men in health and vigor, in brain and aptitudes, in energy and resolution and are therefore better fitted for the pursuit of earthly affairs than the rest of mankind.
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Befree
This article shows the iron logic of a master thinker. It goes to the very heart of how the mediocre majority enslave themselves. The educators of what it means to be free have a big job ahead of them.
Published: June 5, 2006 11:14 AM