The ethos of giving is now acquiring new dimensions. Those who, after all, are privileged should not give in to the politics of spite and endless state intervention. The task ahead is to show that the civic society in conjunction with the market mechanism is capable of beating government bureaucracy, hands down. But independent thinking combined with responsible action call for independent financing. The alternative is aimless lamentation and pathetic hand-wringing.

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With the establishment of Libera, the people of Finland now have a means to access the world of freedom in their own language and in their own cultural context. We are all better off in a world where more people are able to find and experience these ideas.

Working off of FEE’s belief statement as written by our President, Lawrence W. Reed, I encourage Libera, its Board, its staff, and its supporters to remember these few things:

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The debt crisis is shaking the world, with Spain and Italy adding to the European problems and the United States receiving a downgrading of the credit rating. The American situation is naturally particularly worrying, since this country for so long has been the world’s leading engine of growth and prosperity.

Spectacular growth is now emerging from other parts of the world and the global economic shift towards the east is speeding up. Other countries are racing ahead of the United States because they are beating the U. S. where it always used to lead: Economic freedom. Partly inspired by American freedom, many countries reformed – and their teacher went in the opposite direction.

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