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:'Liberty has underpinned the Judeo-Christian ideal for millennia, and it was the idea of liberty that moulded Europe. Britain, too, was forged by liberty, and British leadership in commerce and politics flowed out of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which established the Bill of Rights and the rule of law' | :'Liberty has underpinned the Judeo-Christian ideal for millennia, and it was the idea of liberty that moulded Europe. Britain, too, was forged by liberty, and British leadership in commerce and politics flowed out of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which established the Bill of Rights and the rule of law' | ||
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| − | The centre has therefore been created in order to 'create a countervailing institution that will reinforce the value of liberty'<ref | + | The centre has therefore been created in order to 'create a countervailing institution that will reinforce the value of liberty'<ref name="Buck"/> |
==2009 Conference: Classical Liberalism in the 21st century: A Symposium in the honour of Norman P Barry== | ==2009 Conference: Classical Liberalism in the 21st century: A Symposium in the honour of Norman P Barry== | ||
Revision as of 06:31, 3 September 2010
The Max Beloff Centre for the Study of Liberty is a think tank operating from the University of Buckingham. It was created in January 2005 in memory of Max Beloff, the founder of the University of Buckingham. The rationale behind the think tank is that:
- 'Liberty has underpinned the Judeo-Christian ideal for millennia, and it was the idea of liberty that moulded Europe. Britain, too, was forged by liberty, and British leadership in commerce and politics flowed out of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which established the Bill of Rights and the rule of law'
- 'liberty is constantly under threat from governments and their apologists who seek to over-tax and over-regulate'.[1]
The centre has therefore been created in order to 'create a countervailing institution that will reinforce the value of liberty'[1]
Contents
2009 Conference: Classical Liberalism in the 21st century: A Symposium in the honour of Norman P Barry
In 2009 a conference was held at the Max Beloff Centre entitled 'Classical Liberalism in the 21st century: A Symposium in the honour of Norman P Barry'. The aim of the conference was 'to consider the sustainability of the classical liberal position in the early 21st century and to discuss the contribution of the late Professor Norman Barry's life and work to the defence of this position[2].
People
Graham Dawson, Visiting Fellow[3]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Max Beloff Centre for the Study of Liberty, The Max Beloff Centre for the Study of Liberty, University of Buckingham, Accessed 02-September-2010
- ↑ In Honour of Norman Barry, Conference at Buckingham University to celebrate the work of Norman Barry, Institute of Economic Affairs, 30-January-2009, Accessed 03-September-2010
- ↑ Graham Dawson, CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES, QFinance, Accessed 03-September-2010
