Freedom and Serfdom

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-9

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2. Freedom Indivisible

   • Carlo Antoni

   Pages 11-26

3. The Religion of Totalitarianism

   • Hans Barth

   Pages 27-48

4. The Decline and Fall of the Free World?

   • Hans Kohn

   Pages 49-58

5. The Free West

   • Wilhelm Röpke

   Pages 59-82

6. America and Europe

   • David McCord Wright

   Pages 83-94

7. The Common Patrimony of America and Europe

   • Russell Kirk

   Pages 95-106

8. What is ‘Social’ — What does it mean?

   • Friedrich A. Hayek

   Pages 107-118

9. Self-Appraisal in the Present Age

   • Theodor Litt

   Pages 119-150

10. The Masses in Representative Democracy

    • Michael Oakeshott

    Pages 151-170

11. Organic Policy (Vitalpolitik) Versus Mass Regimentation

    • Alexander Rüstow

    Pages 171-190

12. Freedom and Politics

    • Hannah Arendt

    Pages 191-217

13. Federalism and Freedom

    • Werner Kägi

    Pages 218-237

14. Intellectualism and Political Impotence

    • Helmut Schoeck

    Pages 238-268

15. On Readiness to Rational Discussion

    • Eric Voegelin

    Pages 269-284

16. Back Matter

    Pages 285-288

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caused in the western camp. A further factor which operates to our disadvantage is the fact that in our democracies the role played by the mass of uprooted humanity is becoming increasingly important, and the problem of control and guidance of the masses still seems to be far from being solved. To all these burning questions an answer is given in this volume, Freedom and Serfdom, which contains a selection from the best contributions of world-renowned social economists, sociologists, philosophers and exponents of the political sciences, published for the first time in the English language. It is at this very moment that a work such as this, dedicated to the moral and intellectual struggle against communism and an analysis of our own democratic institu­ tions, is of particular and urgent importance. For it is imperative, surely, that we should use to the best possible advantage the relatively short time vouchsafed us by the sobering effects of the Paris con­ ference, before our opponents succeed once again in lulling us into a sense of complacent security. The purpose of this volume is not only to make a contribution towards the scientific clarification of some of the burning problems of the age, but also to instil a sense of urgency and vigilance, particularly in the younger generation, and to imbue them with courage and an eager readiness to fight for the ideals of the western world.

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