Leo Tolstoy’s most quotable work may also be his most politically perceptive, The Kingdom of God Is Within You. Although his economic pronouncements are highly flawed, the Russian writer makes up for this shortcoming with uncommon insight about how governments and the ruling classes maintain their perceived legitimacy.
Robert Higgs is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of The Independent Review.
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Other Independent Review articles by Robert Higgs
Fall 2019 Pressure-Release Valves in Participatory Fascism
Winter 2018/19 Two Worlds: Politics and Everything Else
Fall 2018 Against the Whole Concept and Construction of the Balance of International Payments
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