The following sources are a list of both audio lectures and written sources concerning the history of the French Liberal school. If there is something I missed or you wish to add, please feel free.
Written Sources:
Jean-Baptiste Say - A Treatise on Political Economy, Letters to Mr. Malthus
Gustave de Molinari - The Production of Security, The Society of Tomorrow
Destutte de Tracy - A Treatise on Political Economy
Francois Guizot - General History of Civilization in Europe, The History of the Origins of Representative Government in Europe
Yves Guyot - Socialistic Fallacies, The Tyranny of Socialism, Where and Why Public Ownership has Failed
Germaine de Stael - Considerations on the Principle Events of the French Revolution
Benjamin Constant - Political Writings
Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America, Old Regime and the French Revolution
Frederic Bastiat - Collected Works Volume I, Collected Works Volume II
Marquis de Condorcet - Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind
Turgot - Reflections on the Formulation and Distribution of Riches
Cantillon - An Essay on the Nature of Trade
Augustin Thierry - The Formulation and Progress of Tiers Etat Volume I, The Formulation and Progress of Tiers Etat Volume II
Leonard Liggio - 'Charles Dunoyer and French Classical Liberalism'
Joseph Salerno - 'Comment on the French Liberal School', 'The Neglect of the French Liberal School in Anglo-American Economics',
Mark Thorton - 'War, Wine, and Taxes: The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689-1900'
Ralph Raico - 'Classical Liberal Roots of the Marxist Doctrine of Classes'
Hayek - Constitution of Liberty
Audio Sources:
Joseph Salerno - 'Forerunners of the Austrian School: The French Liberal School'
Frederic Bastiat - 'Should the State Support the Arts?', 'Private and Public Services', 'The Law', 'That Which is Seen and That Which is not Seen', 'The Candlemaker's Petition'
Ralph Raico - 'Classical-Liberal Roots of Marxist Class Analysis', 'Classical Liberal Historians'
'Men do not change, they unmask themselves' - Germaine de Stael
F.A. Hayek, The Constitution of Liberty, Chapter Four: Freedom, Reason, and Tradition
Abstract liberty, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found.
- Edmund Burke
*Updated* Totally forgot Hayek, thanks for the reminder
David Hart- Comte and Dunoyer's class analysis
I don't really want to comment or read anything here.I have near zero in common with many of you.I may return periodically when there's something you need to know.
Near Mutualist/Libertarian Socialist.
This is a really good list, Andrew.
http://rothbard.be/bestanden/varia/Hayek-Constitution.pdf
PDF of constitution of liberty.
The state is not the enemy. The idea of the state is.
Got that but thanks for the consideration.
Awesome list.
To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process. Rabbi Lapin: "Let's make bricks!" Stephan Kinsella: "Say you and I both want to make a German chocolate cake."
Thanks a lot for putting up these links in one place Andrew. Unfortunately the liberty fund pdf links seem to be broken though.
"When the King is far the people are happy." Chinese proverb
For Alexander Zinoviev and the free market there is a shared delight:
"Where there are problems there is life."
A sad reminder of what France was capable of and how low it has sunken.
Thanks for it.
Guyot will make you lawl often when reading him. His wit, tone and attitude are most amusing.
abskebabs: Thanks a lot for putting up these links in one place Andrew. Unfortunately the liberty fund pdf links seem to be broken though.
Oh thanks for bringing that up. I'll test them and relink where necessary.
P.S. Ok, the Libertyfund updated their site so the url was a number off. Fixed the links.
Andrew Cain: abskebabs: Thanks a lot for putting up these links in one place Andrew. Unfortunately the liberty fund pdf links seem to be broken though. Oh thanks for bringing that up. I'll test them and relink where necessary. P.S. Ok, the Libertyfund updated their site so the url was a number off. Fixed the links.
Awesome mate.