The Online Library of Liberty

Explore one of the world’s most extensive digital libraries of scholarly works focused on individual liberty and free markets.

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Discover thousands of resources for teaching, researching, and learning about individual liberty. From art and economics to law and political theory, the Online Library of Liberty (OLL) offers access to a broad range of books, audio recordings, quotations, and artwork—all available at no charge.

As a recipient of numerous awards from the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Arts & Humanities Research Council, the OLL is an essential resource for research. Utilize the website’s user-friendly citation tools to easily reference these documents in your work.

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Liberty Matters

Liberty Matters is an online forum for scholars to discuss the significance of key works in the OLL collection. We invite leading scholars and guest commentators to reflect upon how some of the authors’ works have defended individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace over the past 300 years.

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Images of Liberty and Power

Works of art can express political, economic, and philosophical ideas in a meaningful way. Discover this collection of art and imagery that depicts themes of liberty and power.

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Best of OLL

Dive into this anthology to access a selection of chapters and extracts from the most important and influential books in the OLL.

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Quotations about Liberty and Power

Explore this collection of quotes that speak to various subjects relating to liberty and power—each organized by topical categories for easy searching.

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Liberty Fund’s online editions, made available in multiple formats that are searchable and freely downloadable, are an outstanding reading, researching, and teaching aid. I have constructed many course syllabuses composed almost entirely of texts from Liberty Fund's print and online editions, and my students and I all appreciate how easy, convenient, and inexpensive Liberty Fund's resources are.

James Otteson

Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

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I was immediately attracted to this private-operating and academic-focused foundation, which is dedicated to exploring the intellectual idea of a society of free and responsible individuals, without engaging in politics or political action.

Ruiping Fan

Chair Professor, City University of Hong Kong

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