# A History of Libertarian Ideas, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/history-libertarian-ideas-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** September 16, 2013

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This is the first of a series of talks by George H. Smith on the history of libertarian ideas.

This is the first of a series of talks by George H. Smith on the history of libertarian ideas. Smith's last book was _The System of Liberty: Themes in the History of Classical Liberalism_, published by Cambridge University Press (2013).