The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Liberty

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
371 History of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
404 The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay 1787 American English
639 Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke 1790 British English
743 On Liberty John Stuart Mill 1859 British English
829 The Road to Serfdom Friedrich von Hayek 1944 Austrian English
952 Two Treatises of Government John Locke 1689 British English
1190 The Spirit Of The Laws Montesquieu 1748 French French
1412 The Constitution of Liberty Friedrich von Hayek 1960 Austrian English
1416 Rights of Man Thomas Paine 1791 British English
1677 A Theory of Justice John Rawls 1971 American English
2374 The Autobiography Of John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill 1873 British English
2960 Jefferson and His Time Dumas Malone 1948 American English
3423 Common Sense Thomas Paine 1776 British English
3637 Areopagitica John Milton 1644 British English
3887 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein 1966 American English
3954 Odes Andreas Kalvos 1824 Greek Greek
4900 The Discovery Of Freedom Rose Wilder Lane 1943 American English
6278 Citizens Simon Schama 1989 British English
6382 The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights United Nations 1948 Multiple English
6519 Free to Choose Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman 1980 American English
7931 Four Essays On Liberty Isaiah Berlin 1969 British English
8758 The Foundations Of Modern Political Thought Quentin Skinner 1978 British English
9861 The Subjection of Women John Stuart Mill 1869 British English
11572 The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1837 British English
11663 Original Intent And The Framers' Constitution Leonard W. Levy 1988 American English
12326 American Scripture Pauline Maier 1997 American English
13219 Selections From The Speeches And Writings Of Edmund Burke Edmund Burke 1892 British English
13362 Essays, Moral, Political, And Literary David Hume 1741 Scottish English
13362 The Great Speeches And Orations Of Daniel Webster Daniel Webster 1851 American English
13533 The Writings Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1903 American English
14899 The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Bernard Bailyn 1967 American English
15830 A History Of Political Theory George Holland Sabine 1937 American English
15916 Enquiry Concerning Political Justice William Godwin 1793 British English
15916 Conceived In Liberty Howard Fast 1945 American English
17164 Justice As Fairness John Rawls 2001 American English
17164 The Cause Joseph Ellis 2021 American English
17164 Europe And The Faith Hilaire Belloc British English