Essay Challenges Traditional Narratives on the Historical Origins of Liberty

The Two Lineages Of Liberty

The Two Lineages Of Liberty Authored by Philippe Lemieux via Mises Institute, Liberty's history is often presented as a direct consequence of the Enlightenment: inherited authority was subjected to reason, persecution gave way to toleration, monarchy to constitutional government, and privilege to individual rights. In this account, classical liberalism leads naturally to Austrian economics and modern libertarianism. That sequence is useful but incomplete. Liberty developed throu...

By Tyler Durden