The Progress of Liberty

Dr. Tibor Machan has been writing and speaking about free-market ideas for many decades. Recently, he has been having increasing success getting people to be more receptive to his views. In “A Chance for Freedom?”, Dr. Machan describes the inroads he has made at conferences in Lugano, Switzerland, organized by the Business & Economics Society International.

Here are a few insights to take away from Dr. Machan’s experiences.

1) Always, always be civil, even and especially if you are surrounded by people who disagree with you. If you are uncivil, you will simply not be tolerated and lose your chance to promote your ideas. If, however, you are civil and your conduct demonstrates respect for others in your company, you will be given an opportunity to express your views most of the time.

2) Persistence is the key to getting ideas to take root within a particular forum. Many people will viscerally reject free-market ideas simply because these ideas are so unfamiliar to them at first. But the more they hear about and are immersed in these ideas, the more receptive they will be.

Sincerely,
Gennady Stolyarov II

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