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"The central — and not very surprising — conclusion that emerges from the documentary and historical record is that the U.S. international and security policy, rooted in the structure of power in the domestic society, has as its primary goal the preservation of what we might call the "Fifth Freedom," understood crudely but with a fair degree of accuracy as the freedom to rob, to exploit and dominate, to undertake any course of action to ensure that existing privilege is protected and advanced. "This guiding principle was overlooked when Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the Four Freedoms that the U.S. and its allies would uphold in the conflict with fascism: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of want, and freedom from fear."
Rich Dad's: Retire Rich Retire Young
Beginning with the principle of changing attitudes about financial
freedom, he explains the difference between earned income and passive
or investment income, managing good debt that makes money for you, such
as in real estate, the fundamental concern about 401(k) retirement
plans that are too focused on stock market performance, and the need to
create a long-term financial freedom plan and the emotional discipline
to stick to it.
The solid, practical insight into how to put together a plan to
financial freedom will require a commitment to changing lifestyles and
personal attitudes about work and, of course, enough time left in life
to allow the investments to succeed.
Highly recommended for all public libraries, especially those that have
not yet begun to add Kiyosaki's other super titles to their business
and investment collections.
Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
This is one of the best of the Rich Dad Poor Dad audios. The core idea
in this series is that being an investor or business owner gives one
more freedom and a higher upside than being someone else's employee or
being an owner-operator of a business. With vivid personal stories, the
authors show that many people, including the author's "poor" dad (an
educational administrator), choose working for others because of
insecurity or misguided trust in organizations. One builds true
financial freedom by accumulating assets that make money, especially
rental property. Though others have offered this advice, it's clearer
and more potent here, and worth listening to many times if your
financial insecurity or complacency needs a push.
Freedom: The Philosophy of Liberation
(8 lectures, 45 minutes/lecture)
Course No. 449
Taught by Dennis Dalton
Barnard College/Columbia University
Ph.D., University of London
Professor Dennis Dalton explores the meaning of freedom, perhaps the most powerful of the ideas that have inspired mankind throughout the ages.
Drawing on his work as a scholar of Gandhi and of Indian political thought, he examines the progress of both personal and political freedom.
And though the idea of freedom is, for many people, embodied by the United States, the concept is far older than this country. It is by no means an exclusively American product.
Indeed, the concept of liberation has long been the subject of learned thought, stretching as far back as the time of Plato and as far away as ancient India.
Professor Dalton's lectures are a guided tour along the byways of the philosophy of liberation, beginning with its ancient roots and ending in 20th-century America.
It can be argued that one simple idea—the concept of freedom—has been the driving force of Western civilization and may be the most influential intellectual force the world has ever known.
But what is freedom, exactly?
Join historian and classical scholar J. Rufus Fears as he tells freedom's dramatic story from ancient Greece to our own day, exploring a concept so close to us we may never have considered it with the thoroughness it deserves.
