In every age, the idea of liberty needs benefactors, far-seeing people willing to make personal sacrifices so that each new generation is taught not to take freedom for granted, but rather to fight for it in every field of life. That is necessary because the idea of liberty isn’t really a product that can be provided either by private enterprise or, of course, its enemy the state. It must be provided as a gift to civilization. These are points taught to me by the life and work of Burton Samuel Blumert, one of liberty’s great benefactors. He died at age … Continue reading Liberty’s Benefactor