The Seven Principles of Freedom

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Contributors (Alphabetical in Korean)
· Kwak Eun-kyung, Director of Corporate Culture, Center for Free Enterprise

· Kwon Hyuk-chul, Director, Freedom and Market Research Institute

· Kim Kang-sik, Professor, Korea Aerospace University

· Kim Min-ho, Professor, Sungkyunkwan University

· Kim Sang-gyeom, Professor, Dankook University

· Kim Sung-jun, Professor, Kyungpook National University

· Kim Seung-wook, Emeritus Professor, Chung-Ang University

· Kim Young-shin, Professor, Keimyung University

· Kim Young-hoon, Secretary General, Economic Knowledge Network

· Kim Yi-seok, Director, Market Economy Institutions Research Institute

· Kim Tae-hwang, Professor, Myongji University

· Nam Jeong-wook, Writer

· Park Myung-ho, Professor, Dongguk University

· Park Jeong-su, Professor, Ewha Womans University

· Park Ji-woo, Writer

· Bae Min, Teacher, Sungui Girls` High School

· Bae Jin-young, Editor-in-Chief, Monthly Chosun

· Seol Yun, Professor, Kyungpook National University

· Sung Je-jun, CEO, Sung Je-jun TV

· Son Su-jo, Research Fellow, Next Generation Future Strategy Research Institute

· Song Jeong-seok, Professor, Chung-Ang University

· Yang Jun-mo, Professor, Yonsei University

· Yoo Sung-ho, Editor-in-Chief, Agenda 23

· Yoon Sang-ho, Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Local Finance

· Lee Geun-mi, Novelist

· Lee Woong-hee, Professor, Hanyang University

· Lee In-chul, Attorney

· Lee Hyuk-woo, Professor, Pai Chai University

· Lim Geon-sun, Writer

· Lim Myung-mook, Writer

· Lim Jong-hwa, Professor, Chungwoon University

· Cho Sung-bong, Professor, Soongsil University

· Cho Pyung-se, Director, National Youth Coalition "Stand Upright"

· Ji In-yeop, Professor, Dongguk University

· Choi Seung-no, President, Center for Free Enterprise

· Han Jeong-seok, Editorial Board Member, Future Korea

· Heo Won-je, Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Local Finance

· Hong Ki-yong, Professor, Incheon National University

· Hong Hun-pyo, Writer

· Hwang Sang-hyun, Professor, Sangmyung University

· Hwang Seung-yeon, Emeritus Professor, Kyung Hee University

· Hwang In-hak, President, Korea Compliance Promotion Institute

Table of Contents

Prologue
The Seven Principles of Freedom: A Compass Toward a Free Society
1. Protection of Property Rights: A Life of Individual Freedom

The Meaning of Ownership and Freedom
Barbed Wire: The Invention That Tamed the New World
Through the Narrow Corridor to Freedom
The Tragedy of the Commons and the Establishment of Property Rights
Heavy Inheritance Tax Burdens: Renounce Citizenship or Sell the Business?
What Does the Bible Say About Ownership?
Koreans in the Maritime Province and Those Left Behind in Joseon
Fugger vs. Rothschild: The Rothschilds` Property Rights

2. The Rule of Law: Equality Before the Law, a Fair Society

The Emergence and Modern Understanding of the Separation of Powers
Property Rights, Economic Freedom, and the Rule of Law
Hitler`s Legally Established Regime: How Should a Liberal View It?
Those Who Pay Taxes Should Decide
Tax Resistance in the Pursuit of Freedom
The Miranda Rule: Justice Is Procedure
The 1912 Proclamation of the Korean Civil Ordinance: The Beginning of Korean Modernity

3. Trust and Monetary Stability: The Credit Order of a Healthy Society

Inflation: The Invisible Tax Hike
Lessons from the Fall of the Roman Empire, Brought On by Hyperinflation
The Mirage of Quantitative Easing
Mortgages and the Freedom to Choose

4. Openness and Free Trade: Toward a Broader, More Open World

The Age of Exploration: The Beginning of the East-West Reversal
The Renaissance and Individual Freedom
The Inclusive Economy of Freedom and Tolerance: Import Liberalization Under the Park Chung-hee Government
Syngman Rhee: A Young Korean Who Departed for America to Study
Platform Companies Built on Trust

5. Limited Government: The Dynamic Society Created by Small Government

America`s Greatest Export: The Federal Constitution
The Secret of Sweden`s Welfare State: Fiscal and Pension Reform
Berlin`s Rental Price Regulation: The Rent Cap
For Whose Benefit Are Regulations Made?
The Candlemakers Who Rejected the Sun: Bastiat

6. Tolerance: Toward Social Cohesion

The Shortcut to a Healthy Society: Tolerance
Castellio Against Calvin
The People vs. Larry Flynt: Does Freedom of Expression Have Limits?
Islam and the Enlightenment
A Study of George Orwell`s Animal Farm
The "Two Freedoms" of the American Revolution and the French Revolution
Martin Luther`s Reformation
An Era of Civil War: Summoning Cho Man-sik
The Coming Age of the "Hyper-Individual" and Our "Hyper-Free" State

7. Marketization: The Spread of Economic Freedom

The Cradle of Freedom: The City
Hamel`s Journal: Why We Should Focus on the Context of the Shipwreck, Not the Journal Itself
The Freedom to Choose Comes First
The Container: The "Steel Box" That Changed the Framework of the World Economy
Individualism and the Medical Market in 19th-Century Britain