Albert Jay Nock's Books

Our Enemy, the State

By: Albert Jay Nock

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Our Enemy, the State is the best-known book by libertarian author Albert Jay Nock, serving as a fundamental influence for the modern libertarian and American conservatism movements. Initially presented as a series of lectures at Bard College, it was published in 1935, and attempts to analyze the origins of American freedom, as well as questioning the nature and legitimacy of authoritarian government. Nock differentiates between that, which he refers to as "the State" (as described by Franz Oppenheimer in his book The State) and legitimate government, including governing oneself or consensual delegation of decision-making to leaders one selects.

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1940849640

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9781940849645

Jefferson

By: Albert Jay Nock

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Jefferson

By: Albert Jay Nock

Here is Albert Jay Nock's classic study on the life and thought of Thomas Jefferson, a book which draws out points other biographers have missed: his radicalism, his opposition to all centralized government, his attachment to liberty and property, and his dedication to the idea of revolution. In the process, Nock tells a story of the founding that you have likely never heard. -- Google Books

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Ludwig von Mises Institute

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1610164199

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9781610164191

The Freeman Book

By: Albert Jay Nock,Francis Neilson,Emilie A. Mcmillan,Helen Swift Neilson

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The Freeman Book

By: Albert Jay Nock,Francis Neilson,Emilie A. Mcmillan,Helen Swift Neilson

LARGE PRINT EDITION! More at LargePrintLiberty.com. Yes, that's right: The Freeman. This is the original, as edited by Albert Jay Nock in the early 1920s. It is radical, far-reaching, topical, and bracing in every way. Here we have a collection of what Nock himself considered to be the best of that journal, with many of the articles (probably even half) written by Nock himself. Don't expect anything conventional from this volume. This generation considered themselves to be not liberals or conservatives but radicals. Their judgments are often uncannily wise. Sometimes they are reckless. Sometimes downright wrong. But their writings are always interesting. This book should be of great interest to bibliophiles, although it is not a good choice if learning economics is your mission. As a snapshot in time, as a glimpse into radical opinion between the wars, and as a look at the history of libertarian ideas, this book is essential. It is very large, 416 pages in fact. There was no index, but we added an excellent and comprehensive table of contents, with authors clearly noted. All told, it is a fascinating package of ideology, commentary, and editorializing on events of the day, from 1920 to 1924.

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CreateSpace

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1494281368

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9781494281366

On Doing the Right Thing

And Other Essays

By: Albert Jay Nock

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On Doing the Right Thing

And Other Essays

By: Albert Jay Nock

Various aspects of...the quality of civilization in the United States."- Pref. Artemus Ward.--The decline of conversation.--On making low people interesting.--A cultural forecast.--Towards a new quality-product.--Anarchist's progress.--On doing the right thing.--A study in manners.--Thoughts on revolution.--To youngsters of easy means.

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