March

ANew Look at the Abolitionists The case against slavery - and for freedom -still stands. What the Bible Sa.ys About Big Government Prophets warned then and continue to warn us today. Book Reviews: "The Existential Pleasures of Engineering" by Samuel C. Florman "Race and Economics" by Thomas Sowell "Faith and Freedom" compiled by Mary Sennholz William Chadwick James C. Patrick 167 172 183 Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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