https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/27.aspxEverything else.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/426940.aspxFri, 24 Jun 2011 01:58:39 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:426940Smiling Dave0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/426940.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=426940<p> Bertrand Russell wrote that WW1 meant a huge loss of freedom all over the world.</p> <p> For instance, prior to it, you did not need a passport to travel from country to country.</p> <p> I don&#39;t remember the other things, nor where to find the essay.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/426924.aspxFri, 24 Jun 2011 00:10:31 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:426924Clayton0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/426924.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=27&PostID=426924<p> Hoppe discusses the golden age prior to WWI starting with some quotes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhAJThFZRs#t=1m44s">here</a>. I lost this lecture and ended up in a debate with someone on these forums about whether the West today is freer or less free than it was 100+ years ago. We are immensely less free. Because it has happened so gradually, it is difficult to truly fathom just how far we have fallen into the pit of bondage.</p> <p> Clayton -</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>