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At last! Someone else who has read Rose Wilder Lane's "Discovery of Freedom". Don't forget her "Give Me Liberty"! Brian Brooks
Steve McQueen, the quirky movie actor, said he'd rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on the planet. Roger that, bro'.
Cities used to have a compelling raison -- safety, commerce, the interchange of ideas. Now, modernity has rendered them unnecessary for commerce and ideas, and too often they offer far less personal security than the reputed badlands beyond urban walls. Think about it: How do you like your chances with citified goons out of "24" or the bar scene in "Star Wars," compared with happening upon a black bear browsing for berries in an alpine...
Discovery of Freedom is one of my all time favorites. I just had to re-order another copy from the von Mises Institute because I keep giving my copy away to friends.