Lecture series · recorded 2008–2009
Conceived in Liberty, Volume II
Conceived in Liberty, Volume II is a free lecture series (43 recordings, 14.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.
"Salutary Neglect": The American Colonies in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century. Narrated by Floy Lilley.
U.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
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Cover painting: George Whitefield preaches in the open air on Market Street, Philadelphia, as Franklin listens, 1739. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Introduction: The Colonies in the Eighteenth Century 2008
Pages 13-14 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Conceived in Liberty, Volume II — "Salutary Neglect": The American Colonies in the First Half of the Eighteenth Century.
Read the transcript 801 words
Read the book chapter 554 words
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1. Liberalism in Massachusetts 2008
Pages 17-24 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 3,264 words
Read the book chapter 3,375 words
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2. Presbyterian Connecticut 2008
Page 25 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 236 words
Read the book chapter 227 words
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3. Libertarianism in Rhode Island 2008
Pages 26-27 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 561 words
Read the book chapter 587 words
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4. Land Tenure and Land Allocation in New England 2008
Pages 28-31 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,427 words
Read the book chapter 1,452 words
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5. New Hampshire Breaks Free 2008
Pages 32-33 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 585 words
Read the book chapter 582 words
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6. The Narragansett Planters 2008
Pages 34-35 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 519 words
Read the book chapter 502 words
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7. New York Land Monopoly 2008
Pages 36-43 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 3,494 words
Read the book chapter 3,667 words
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8. Slavery in New York 2008
Pages 44-46 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,100 words
Read the book chapter 1,106 words
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9. Land Conflicts in New Jersey 2008
Pages 47-52 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 2,697 words
Read the book chapter 2,657 words
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10. The Ulster Scots 2008
Pages 53-56 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 1,432 words
Read the book chapter 1,422 words
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11. The Pennsylvania Germans 2008
Pages 57-58 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 465 words
Read the book chapter 482 words
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12. Pennsylvania: Quakers and Indians 2008
Pages 59-63 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 2,220 words
Read the book chapter 2,283 words
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13. The Emergence of Benjamin Franklin 2008
Pages 64-72 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 3,965 words
Read the book chapter 4,203 words
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14. The Paxton Boys 2008
Pages 73-75 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 1,032 words
Read the book chapter 1,033 words
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15. The Virginia Land System 2008
Pages 76-79 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,330 words
Read the book chapter 1,324 words
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16. The Virginia Political Structure 2008
Pages 80-82 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 929 words
Read the book chapter 946 words
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17. Virginia Tobacco 2008
Pages 83-85 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 994 words
Read the book chapter 995 words
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18. Slavery in Virginia 2008
Pages 86-88 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,057 words
Read the book chapter 1,195 words
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19. Indian War in North Carolina 2008
Pages 89-90 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 547 words
Read the book chapter 530 words
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20. The North Carolina Proprietary 2008
Pages 91-93 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,260 words
Read the book chapter 1,248 words
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21. Royal Government in North Carolina 2008
Pages 94-96 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 897 words
Read the book chapter 879 words
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22. Slavery in South Carolina 2008
Pages 97-100 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,699 words
Read the book chapter 1,801 words
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23. Proprietary Rule in South Carolina 2008
Pages 101-103 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Developments in the Separate Colonies.”
Read the transcript 1,130 words
Read the book chapter 1,213 words
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24. The Land Question in South Carolina 2008
Pages 104-106 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Read the transcript 882 words
Read the book chapter 945 words
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25. Georgia: The "Humanitarian" Colony 2008
Pages 107-120 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Developments in the Separate Colonies."
Austrian Economics OverviewU.S. History
Read the transcript 6,191 words
Read the book chapter 6,621 words
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26. Inflation and Paper Money 2008
Pages 123-140 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Austrian Economics OverviewU.S. History
Read the transcript 8,602 words
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27. The Communication of Ideas: Postal Service and the Freedom of the Press 2008
Pages 141-155 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Read the transcript 6,690 words
Read the book chapter 6,922 words
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28. Religious Trends in the Colonies 2009
Pages 156-158 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Read the transcript 896 words
Read the book chapter 954 words
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29. The Great Awakening 2009
Pages 159-169 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Read the transcript 4,320 words
Read the book chapter 4,617 words
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30. The Growth of Deism 2009
Pages 170-173 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Read the transcript 1,310 words
Read the book chapter 1,499 words
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31. The Quakers and the Abolition of Slavery 2009
Pages 174-180 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Intercolonial Developments."
Read the transcript 2,663 words
Read the book chapter 2,738 words
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32. The Beginning of the Struggle over American Bishops 2009
Pages 181-185 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Intercolonial Developments.”
Read the transcript 1,641 words
Read the book chapter 1,711 words
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33. The Growth of Libertarian Thought 2009
Pages 186-198 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Intercolonial Developments."
Political TheoryU.S. History
Read the transcript 5,772 words
Read the book chapter 6,171 words
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34. Assembly Versus Governor 2009
Pages 201-204 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Relations with Britain."
Read the transcript 1,446 words
Read the book chapter 1,474 words
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35. Mercantilist Restrictions 2009
Pages 205-214 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 4,051 words
Read the book chapter 4,204 words
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36. King George's War 2009
Pages 215-225 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 4,604 words
Read the book chapter 4,735 words
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37. Early Phases of the French and Indian War 2009
Pages 226-237 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 5,350 words
Read the book chapter 5,464 words
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38. The Persecution of the Acadians 2009
Pages 238-244 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 2,943 words
Read the book chapter 2,969 words
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39. Total War 2009
Pages 245-249 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 1,965 words
Read the book chapter 2,007 words
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40. The American Colonies and the War 2009
Pages 250-255 in the text, as read by Dr. Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 2,222 words
Read the book chapter 2,223 words
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41. Concluding Peace 2009
Pages 256-264 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II : “Relations with Britain.”
Read the transcript 4,237 words
Read the book chapter 4,175 words
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42. Administering the Conquests 2009
Pages 265-268 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume II: "Relations with Britain."
Read the transcript 1,184 words
Read the book chapter 1,281 words
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- 2008–2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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- Yes. Conceived in Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
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