Neither Liberty nor Safety
Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety,” wrote Benjamin Franklin. Attempting to gain security by sacrificing liberty is also a foolish action because it only increases the potential for harm.
In Neither Liberty Nor Safety: Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government, economist and historian Robert Higgs illustrates the false trade-off between freedom and security by showing how the U.S. government…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598134322 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1598134329 |
| Author: | Robert Higgs |
| Publisher: | Independent Institute,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Independent Institute,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 15mm |
| Series: | The Essential Robert Higgs |
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About The Author
Robert Higgs
Robert Higgs is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, the University of Economics, Prague, and George Mason University. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Stanford University, and a fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation. His many books include Crisis and Leviathan; Depression, War, and Cold War; After Leviathan; Delusions of Power; Neither Liberty Nor Safety; Resurgence of the Warfare State; Taking a Stand; and multiple edited collections.
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