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The Morality of Capitalism
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Freeman Classic Series including essays on The Spiritual Foundation, The Judeo-Christian Tradition, Economic Freedom, and The Anti-Capitalist Mentality. Authors include: Edmund A. Opitz, F.A. Hayek, Robert A. Sirico, Paul L. Poirot, Ludwig von Mises....

Burke's Speeches from 1790 to 1795: They are the law and the prophets.
~ Lord Acton

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Dr. Andrew Abela to receive the Acton Institute's 2009 Novak Award

Dr. Andrew Abela, Associate Professor of Marketing and Chair-elect of the Department of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, is the recipient of the 2009 Novak Award. Believing that anti-free market perspectives seem to dominate discussion about the social impact of business, Dr. Abela is working to explore Christian ethics further to show how these issues can be resolved more humanely and effectively through market-oriented approaches. Read More...

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The Research Department serves as the academic research facility of the Acton Institute, accommodating in-house and externally-based scholars from a variety of nationalities, Christian confessions, and different intellectual disciplines. Read More »

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In the Liberal Tradition

James Madison (1751 - 1836)

James Madison (1751 - 1836)“It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society.”