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to power and attractions of alluring flattery and who are
ready to fight for an ideal, even if the outlook of an early
success is still very weak.

Friedrich August von Hayek

The Liberální Institut is a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit think tank for the development, dissemination and application of classical liberal ideas and programs based on the principles of classical liberalism.

News

The Liberalni institut left the Stockholm Network

The Academic Advisory Board of the Liberalni institut decided to leave the Stockholm Network on January 29. It is because some recent publications of the SN are not consistent with our deep convictions about the importance of individual freedom and the rule of law. The LI is strongly opposed to the promotion of particular interests of business couched under the heading of liberalism.

The Liberalni institut invites you to the Second Annual International Students For Liberty Conference

This conference organized by the Students for Liberty is the premeire event of the year for students dedicated to liberty from around the world. It will feature opportunities for students to meet other students dedicated to liberty and discuss effective methods of promoting liberty on campus as well as talks from some of the leading advocates of liberty today, like Keynote Speaker, Yon Goicoechea, recipient of the Cato Institute's 2008 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty for his work as a Venezuelan law student leading the pro-democracy student movement in Venezuela.

The flier is available here

The Liberalni institut joins fight against new EU pesticide regulation

The European Parliament votes on Tuesday on a proposal to tighten regulation on agricultural pesticides, which risks making many common insecticides illegal. This will have a devastating effect on the fight against malaria in poor countries, according to a new report from the Campaign for Fighting Diseases.

Download the study here

The Free Market Road Show

Liberální institut, Občanský institut, and CEVRO institut would like to invite you cordially to the international conference "FREE MARKET ROAD SHOW" which will take place on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 8.30 am at the CEVRO institut, Jungmannova 28/17, Praha 1. The program of the conference featured by Mart Laar, Richard Rahn, Johnny Munkhammar, Weston Stacey and many other internationally renowned persons is available here.

Vol. 3, No. 2 of NPPE

New papers by William Barnett II, Walter Block; Boudewijn R. A. Bouckaert; Sam Peltzman; Judit Kapás, Pál Czeglédi; Mateusz Machaj

3rd Freedom University

In association with Foundation for Economic Education will be held during the week of September 5 – 11, 2008 in Hotel Veba, Broumov, Czech Republic for more information, preliminary registration and assistance please contact: Josef Sima, Liberalni Institut, Prague, Czech Republic at sima (at) libinst.cz

Vol. 3, No. 1 of NPPE

Liberální Institut is a second-place winner of Templeton Freedom Award in Student Outreach category!

The multi-faceted awards program, which attracted this year more than 200 entries from 53 countries, recognizes innovative civil society programs sponsored by independent research institutes around the world. The program is named in honor of famed investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton. "Economic and political freedom are advancing globally, and men and women focused on ideas, rather than violence, are leading the way," said Atlas President Alejandro Chafuen. "The winners of this year's Templeton Awards demonstrate the breadth of this movement."

The runner-up in the Student Outreach category was the Liberalni Institut of the Czech Republic, whose Summer Education Programs about the importance of a free society targeted not only high school and university age students, but high school teachers as well. In addition, the Institute founded a High School Teachers Education Association in 2006, and provides member teachers with excerpts of classical literature on economics and philosophy, teaching manuals, and tests on key economic concepts and principles.

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