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First published 1956

Memorandum on Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism (1957)

by Murray N. Rothbard

On Aug. 8, 1956, Murray N. Rothbard wrote to Richard C. Cornuelle of the Volker Fund, strongly recommending Emil Kauder’s researches into the Aristotelian background of marginal utility and Austrian economic theory (Rothbard Papers). In a memo of February 1957, “Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism,” Rothbard set down some thoughts on these matters. Previously unpublished.5 pagesUpdated May 11, 2010

Memorandum on Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism (1957) by Murray N. Rothbard is available as a free PDF download at freecapitalists.org.

Author: Murray N. Rothbard
First published: 1956
Format: PDF
Pages: 5
License: Believed to be in the public domain: this work was published in the 1932-1963 window when US copyright had to be renewed after 28 years, and no renewal was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. Not independently confirmed.

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Is Memorandum on Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism (1957) in the public domain?: Believed so. US works published between 1932 and 1963 kept copyright past 28 years only if someone filed a renewal, and no renewal for this work was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. That is a search result rather than a legal opinion: a renewal filed under a shortened title or a different claimant would not have been found. Some copies carry a rights notice, which records the original claim and does not extend a term that lapsed.
Who wrote Memorandum on Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism (1957)?: Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) was an American economist, economic historian, and libertarian political philosopher, and perhaps Ludwig von Mises’s most important American student, attending Mises’s NYU seminar in the 1950s. He earned a B.A. This archive holds 95 of Rothbard's works.

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Murray N. Rothbard 1926–1995

Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) was an American economist, economic historian, and libertarian political philosopher, and perhaps Ludwig von Mises’s most important American student, attending Mises’s NYU seminar in the 1950s. Read more about Murray N. Rothbard.

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