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# Cato’s Letter No. 16: Peter Bauer’s Legacy of Liberty 

December 2000 

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##### About the Book 

*Cato’s Letters* are a series of distinguished essays on political economy and public policy. The Cato Institute takes its name from an earlier series of *Cato’s Letters,* essays on political liberty written by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon in the 18th century, which were widely read in the American colonies and played a major role in laying the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.

##### About the Author 

[James Dorn](http://www.cato.org/people/dorn.html) is Cato’s vice president for academic affairs, editor of the *Cato Journal* and director of Cato’s annual monetary conference.