Lecture series · recorded 2006
Speaking of Liberty
Speaking of Liberty is a free lecture series (5 recordings, 1.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr..
Lew Rockwell's book is as pro-liberty as it is brutally critical of government. It is relentlessly forthright yet hopeful about the prospects for liberty.
Free MarketsBooms and BustsBig Government
Read the book: Speaking of Liberty by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., free to download here.
Cover painting: a Bank of England teller refuses to pay gold for notes, the 1797 Restriction. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Chapter 1: The Marvel That Is Capitalism 2006
From the book Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 13-25.
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Chapter 2: A Secret History of the Boom and Bust 2006
From Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 25-40.
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Chapter 3: Why Austrian Economics Matters 2006
From Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 40-57.
Austrian Economics Overview
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Chapter 4: The Viability of the Gold Standard 2006
From Speaking of Liberty, as narrated by the author, pp. 57-68.
Gold Standard
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 4 of these 5 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Speaking of Liberty, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is Speaking of Liberty free to listen to?
- Yes. All 5 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Speaking of Liberty?
- 5 recordings, 1.8 hours in total.
- When was Speaking of Liberty recorded?
- 2006, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is the book behind Speaking of Liberty available here?
- Yes. Speaking of Liberty by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
- Is there a transcript of Speaking of Liberty?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 18,154 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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