documentHTML: The Foundation for
Economic Education
About the Authors
LEONARD READ (1898-1983) founded The Foundation
for Economic Education in 1946 and served as its Presi
dent until his death. Mr. Read was a popular lecturer
and seminar leader and the author of more than two
dozen books.
Mr. Read sought a better understanding of freedom
and worked to expound it with ever greater clarity and
persuasiveness. The methodology he stressed was
based on self-improvement - let each person work on
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