Resources.

We need a list of resources pertaining to the ideals of freedom. Obviously the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, The Magna Carta. But also books on Austrian economics, the founders, and great websites. Anything related to the liberty movement really. So people can have a link to great sources of information. We can all contribute and decide what should be on the list.

Why Austria?

Austrian economists advocate free-market capitalism. These principles greatly influenced Ron Paul and many in the liberty movement including myself. Great economists from this school of thought are Ludwig Von Mises, Murray Rothbard, and Peter Schiff. The prevailing economic school in government around the world today is Keynesianism, which advocates government manipulation of the market place, which creates unintended consequences. Search Austrian School on Wikipedia to learn more.

Here are links to two very prestigious and respected institutions based on teaching and spreading the principles of Liberty; the Ludwig Von Mises Institute and the CATO Institute.

Ludwig Von Mises Institute
http://mises.org/

CATO Institute
http://www.cato.org/

I encourage all Grandsons of Liberty to learn as much as they can from the forefathers and great thinkers of Liberty. Enjoy!

Huge list of Libertarian quotes that I find insightful and full of wisdom.
http://www.lpboulder.org/quotes/

The Libertarian Manifesto via the LVM Institute, readable online.
http://mises.org/rothbard/newlibertywhole.asp

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - National Vital statistics found inside
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm

The Federal Bureau of Investigation crime statistics
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/crimestats

USA.gov - referance page to all kinds of things
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Data.shtml

United States Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/stats_data.htm#.UO5TPmYkk2s

Various USDA Statistics - like the decline of cattle since 1992
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/index.asp

U.S Department of State - Visa and assorted statistics and all types of travel laws...
http://travel.state.gov/visa/statistics/statistics_1476.html


Organizations
The Heritage Foundation - Various Studies, Essays and Active Campaigning conducted by some very educated and responsible peoples
http://www.heritage.org/

"We believe the principles and ideas of the American Founding are worth conserving and renewing."
Says it all right there.

Citizens for Self-Governance - Mark Meckler and Mike Ruthenburg based in Texas.
http://citizens4selfgovernance.org/

They have an apealling way of presenting views.
And are Associated closely with:

Alliance for Self-Governance - Founded by Eric O’Keefe and Leo Linbeck III
http://www.alliance4selfgovernance.org/

They have a nack for pointing out statistics.

Guns Save Lives - They have a wonderful reference for incidents sorted by weapon types , geographically, and by state.
Also a Bullet energy calculator and various Essays on the current affairs of legislations concerning firearms.
http://gunssavelives.net/

Not a bad site.

http://www.learnliberty.org/

Yes, put it in resources.

Here are a few other sites to check out:

http://learnliberty.org/

http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/

http://www.lewrockwell.com/

http://www.campaignforliberty.org/

Some good books to check out as well:

The Law - Frederic Bastiat

Common Sense - Thomas Paine

The Road to Serfdom - Friedrich A. Hayek

The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith

The Revolution: A Manifesto - Ron Paul

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal - Ayn Rand

Capitalism & Freedom - Milton Friedman

The Federalist Papers

Crash Proof - Peter Schiff

How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes - Peter Schiff

For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto

Socialism - Ludwig Von Mises

Human Action - Ludwig Von Mises

I'm going to make a new Topic called "Library" which will be a guide to good reading materials and free downloadable (legal) content.

Books I personally think are great:

1984 - George Orwell (Goes without saying)

Brand New World - Aldous Huxley (Goes without saying)

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand (personal favorite of Rand's)

Anthem - Ayn Rand (short novella that can be read in an afternoon, but powerful message)