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Robert LeFevre (1911–1986) ran the Freedom School and Rampart College, founded in 1957. He had a legendary impact on a whole generation of libertarians.

LeFevre's complete audio archive is available in Mises Media.

Publications

1956, Anarchy and Liberty, Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs), January 8, 1956, Sec. E, p4

1959, The Nature of Man and His Government, Caxton Printing, ISBN 0-87004-086-3

1960, This Bread is Mine, American Liberty Press

1962,
- a. Constitutional Government in the Soviet Union, Exposition Press
  - Nouvelle édition en 1966, Pine Tree Press
- b. With Edmund A. Opitz, Must we depend upon political protection?, Freedom School, Series Studies in human action, Colorado Springs, Vol 2, n°1

1963,
- a. Limited Government- Hope or Illusion?, Pine Tree Press
- b. Role of Private Property in a Free Society, Pine Tree Press

1965,
- a. Anarchy v. Autoarchy, Pine Tree Press
- b. Money, Pine Tree Press
- c. Autarchy Versus Anarchy, Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 1, n°4, Winter, pp30–49
- d. The Stoic Virtues, Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol I, n°1, Spring, pp1–15

1966,
- a. The Philosophy of Ownership, Pine Tree Press
  - New edition in 1985
  - New edition in 2007, Ludwig von Mises Institute
- b. "Autarchy", Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp1–18
- c. On the other Hand, Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp83–88

1972, Justice, Rampart College

1976, Lift Her Up Tenderly, Pine Tree Press

1978,
- a. Does Government Protection Protect?, Society for Libertarian Life ed, Rampart Press
- b. Good Government: Hope or Illusion?, Society for Libertarian Life ed, Rampart Press

The Libertarian, Bramble Minibooks, 1978?)
Protection (Rampart College, n.d.)
The Fundamentals of Liberty (Rampart Institute, 1988) (posthumously) ISBN 0-9620480-0-3

Second hand readings

1961, Murray Rothbard, comments on Robert Lefevre's book, "This Bread Is Mine", National Review, March 25, p195

1966, Robert E. Gaskins Jr., Leanna J. Koehn et Richard H. Gaskins, "Let’s Call It Anarchy", Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp78–82

1999,
- Loy Lefevre, dir., "A Way to Be Free, the Autobiography of Robert LeFevre", Volume 1: The Making of A Modern American Revolutionary, CA: Pulpless.com, ISBN 1-58445-141-6
- Loy Lefevre, dir., "A Way to Be Free: The Autobiography of Robert LeFevre", Vol. 2. Culver City, CA: Pulpless.com, ISBN 1-58445-144-0

2001, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, "The Wisdom of LeFevre", The Free Market, Vol 19, n°7, July

Links

Robert LeFevre, wikiberal entry for Robert LeFevre (french language)

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 LeFevre's [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=showname&amp;ID=529 complete audio archive] is available in Mises Media.
+== Publications ==
+* [[1956]], Anarchy and Liberty, Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs), January 8, 1956, Sec. E, p4
+* [[1959]], [http://mises.org/books/mangovernment.pdf ''The Nature of Man and His Government''], Caxton Printing, ISBN 0-87004-086-3
+* [[1960]], ''[http://mises.org/books/thisbreadismine.pdf This Bread is Mine]'', American Liberty Press
+* [[1962]],
+** a. ''Constitutional Government in the Soviet Union'', Exposition Press
+*** Nouvelle édition en [[1966]], Pine Tree Press
+** b. With [[Edmund A. Opitz]], Must we depend upon political protection?, Freedom School, Series Studies in human action, Colorado Springs, Vol 2, n°1
+* [[1963]],
+** a. ''Limited Government- Hope or Illusion?'', Pine Tree Press
+** b. ''Role of Private Property in a Free Society'', Pine Tree Press
+* [[1965]],
+** a. ''Anarchy v. Autoarchy'', Pine Tree Press
+** b. ''Money'', Pine Tree Press
+** c. [http://fair-use.org/rampart-journal/1965/12/autarchy-versus-anarchy#to-n1 Autarchy Versus Anarchy], Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 1, n°4, Winter, pp30–49
+** d. [http://fair-use.org/rampart-journal/1965/03/the-stoic-virtues The Stoic Virtues], Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol I, n°1, Spring, pp1–15
+* [[1966]],
+** a. ''[http://mises.org/books/ownership.pdf The Philosophy of Ownership]'', Pine Tree Press
+*** New edition in [[1985]]
+*** New edition in [[2007]], Ludwig von Mises Institute
+** b. [http://fair-use.org/rampart-journal/1966/06/autarchy "Autarchy"], Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp1–18
+** c. [http://fair-use.org/rampart-journal/1966/06/on-the-other-hand On the other Hand], Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp83–88
+* [[1972]], ''Justice'', Rampart College
+* [[1976]], ''Lift Her Up Tenderly'', Pine Tree Press
+* [[1978]],
+** a. ''Does Government Protection Protect?'', Society for Libertarian Life ed, Rampart Press
+** b. ''Good Government: Hope or Illusion?'', Society for Libertarian Life ed, Rampart Press
+*''The Libertarian'', Bramble Minibooks, 1978?)
+*''Protection'' (Rampart College, n.d.)
+*''The Fundamentals of Liberty'' (Rampart Institute, 1988) (posthumously) ISBN 0-9620480-0-3
+== Second hand readings ==
+* [[1961]], [[Murray Rothbard]], comments on [[Robert Lefevre]]'s book, "This Bread Is Mine", National Review, March 25, p195
+* [[1966]], Robert E. Gaskins Jr., Leanna J. Koehn et Richard H. Gaskins, [http://fair-use.org/rampart-journal/1966/06/lets-call-it-anarchy "Let’s Call It Anarchy"], Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought, Vol 2, n°2, Summer, pp78–82
+* [[1999]],
+** Loy Lefevre, dir., "A Way to Be Free, the Autobiography of Robert LeFevre", Volume 1: The Making of A Modern American Revolutionary, CA: Pulpless.com, ISBN 1-58445-141-6
+** Loy Lefevre, dir., "A Way to Be Free: The Autobiography of Robert LeFevre", Vol. 2. Culver City, CA: Pulpless.com, ISBN 1-58445-144-0
+* [[2001]], [[Llewellyn H. Rockwell]], "The Wisdom of LeFevre", The Free Market, Vol 19, n°7, July
 ==Links==
+* [https://freecapitalists.org/authors/robert-lefevre/ Author page and works at the Liberty Archive]
 * [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=529 Mises Daily archive for Robert LeFevre]
 * [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=529 Mises Literature archive for Robert LeFevre]
 * [http://mises.org/store/Search.aspx?m=99 Mises Store books by Robert LeFevre]
 * [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=529 Mises Media page for Robert LeFevre]
+* [http://www.wikiberal.org/wiki/Robert_LeFevre Robert LeFevre], wikiberal entry for Robert LeFevre (french language)
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