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George H. Smith discusses Buckle’s stress on the importance of ideas in the progress of civilization.
Originally published in essay form on June 11, 2013.
Narrated by Terence West.
George H. Smith was formerly Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for Humane Studies, a lecturer on American History for Cato Summer Seminars, and Executive Editor of Knowledge Products. Smith’s fourth and most recent book, The System of Liberty, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.