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Fear Smallness, Not Bigness Leonard E. Read 425 Not the bigness of the job but the smallness of the man to fill it - there's the rub. The Rise and Fall of England 17. The Fall of England (Conclusion) Clarence B. Carson 427 Concerning primarily the dissolution of the Empire and the spread of communism into the power vacuum. This article concludes the series. Political Interferencein Medicine Richard E. Hunt 436 There is no coercive way to improve the relationship between patient and doctor. Hong Kong: A Case Study in Market Development Sudha R. Shenoy 439 Planners and reformers rarely recognize that freedom is essential to sound growth. Book Reviews: 444 tiThe Strange World of Ivan Ivanov" by G. Warren Nutter "Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered" by Russell Kirk tiThe Specious Origins of Liberalism: the Genesis of a Delusion" by Anthony M. Ludovici Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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