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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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Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Went from the Party of Reagan to the Party of Trump by Matt K. Lewis

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“invisible hand,” a metaphor that suggested that competition and the pursuit of self-interest organically leads to salutary social benefits.

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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 government intervention in the marketplace tends to reduce wealth and the overall standard of living.”
― 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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“Economic freedom means that people are free to produce and to exchange with others.”
― David Boaz, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom

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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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