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"Good. But if anything I wish it were even more comprehensive. I'm not going to finish by the end of the year but that's ok." — Dec 28, 2025 06:01PM
"Good. But if anything I wish it were even more comprehensive. I'm not going to finish by the end of the year but that's ok." — Dec 28, 2025 06:01PM
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Mel Foster said:
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An excellent little primer from 1850 on the libertarian view of the law and government. Very witty. Very quotable. And yes, very idealistic.2025 read comments:
It's a great book. Here are the challenges.
1. There are no chapter numbers. So I added the ...more "
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