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Mises University 2026 · July 24
Private Property as the Cornerstone of Liberty
Why private property is the indispensable cornerstone of liberty and civilisation — and why anti‑discrimination law, however well intentioned, is a form of aggression against it.
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Walter E. Williams Research Fellow at the Mises Institute. Doctorate in law from Cambridge; taught for two decades at Oxford and the LSE.
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