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The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)

by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)

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Flood (Flood, #1)

by Stephen Baxter

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The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law by Timothy Sandefur

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When newcomers are not allowed to enter a marketplace, they are deprived of the opportunity to earn a living, and the general public is deprived of the competition that would decrease prices and increase the availability of goods and ...more

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“Slower growth and the increasing perception that rewards are handed out by government on the basis of political pull, rather than earned in the competitive marketplace, encourage polarization and social conflict.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“The people who benefit from the existing system won’t willingly downsize government even if all the customers desert it.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“When rights become merely legal claims attached to interests and preferences, the stage is set for political and social conflict.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“Every state and national capitol should have a sign on the door: Stop me before I legislate again.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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“Only when government begins to hand out rewards on the basis of political pressure do we find ourselves involved in group conflict, pushed to organize and contend with other groups for a piece of political power.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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