![]() Friedman’s personal campaign against the practice helped lead to its abolition. In 1962, compulsory military service had reflexive and unthinking support. Included on the list of 14 indefensible activities was also peacetime conscription. It is a gutsy modern-day libertarian who would take on the national parks. But they also included social security, occupational licensure and national parks. These included all manner of price, wage and rent controls. At the end of the second chapter, he identified 14 activities that could not be justified by classical liberal principles. He not only taught the reader the meaning of freedom, but how to apply the freedom philosophy to real-world issues.įor its time, it was a radical book. ![]() Friedman stated his philosophy of freedom, and filled in the details with many examples and applications. ![]() Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom, Friedman’s 1962 book introduced many readers to classical liberal or libertarian ideas. Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom is a modern classic. A Practice to Justify a Theory of Freedom: Friedman’s Engagement with a Collectivist World ![]()
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