The F A Hayek classic,
The Road to Serfdom, was published in Britain in 1944 and in America (over some determined resistance) a little later.
But in April 1945 it was not only condensed in the Readers' Digest, it was the first and still the only condensed book to be the first article in an issue of the Digest, rather than being in the back. Hayek was sailing to America for what he thought would be a modest book tour at the time the April 1945 edition hit the newsstands - and he arrived to learn that The Road to Serfdom was a sensation in America and he would be speaking to huge audiences.
The original uncondensed book has gone through multiple printings since then, at least as recently as a 50th anniversary printing in 1994. It has been printed in many languages, and was read sereptitiously behind the Iron Curtain.
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2 posted on
05/01/2005 5:53:19 PM PDT by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters but PR.)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
The original should be required reading for every high school course and freshman college course in the country. Never will happen, though.
3 posted on
05/01/2005 5:55:56 PM PDT by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
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4 posted on
05/01/2005 6:28:31 PM PDT by
since1868
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
FANTASTIC book. All politicians should be required to read. High Fives for this post!
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18 posted on
05/01/2005 9:27:05 PM PDT by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
This is a great thread. Thank you so much.
31 posted on
05/02/2005 10:35:18 AM PDT by
Bahbah
(Something wicked this way comes)
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38 posted on
11/09/2005 11:15:22 AM PST by
griffin
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42 posted on
07/27/2006 1:48:31 PM PDT by
MadLibDisease
(Cease fire? Firing will cease when all of hezboallah are wounded or dead and burning in hell)
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44 posted on
03/19/2010 11:05:43 AM PDT by
jokar
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45 posted on
11/11/2012 6:53:27 PM PST by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which “liberalism" coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
46 posted on
11/03/2013 9:18:38 AM PST by
Matchett-PI
(It's a single step from relativism to barbarism, low information to Democrat, ignorance to tenure)
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