Bruno Leoni was an Italian classical-liberal political philosopher and lawyer.
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10 Facts About Bruno Leoni
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Bruno Leoni was appointed Dean of the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pavia from 1948 to 1960.
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Bruno Leoni fought in World War II as part of the “A Force”, an organization that rescued prisoners of war in Italy after 1943.
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Bruno Leoni was the founder and editor of the political science journal Il Politico.
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Bruno Leoni was involved as secretary and later president of the Mont Pelerin Society.
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Bruno Leoni died prematurely in Alpignano, under tragic circumstances, killed in 1967 by Osvaldo Quero.
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Bruno Leoni was a student of Austrian economics and he applied its core insights to legislation.
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Bruno Leoni's thought had an impact both on law and economics and on contemporary libertarianism.
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Bruno Leoni believes that, in the long run, a system centered on legislation is fundamentally incompatible with the maintenance of a free society.
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In what it is probably his most important work, Freedom and the Law, Bruno Leoni makes the observation that for the free market to function effectively it is necessary for private individuals to have a stable legal framework in which to plan and be confident that their plans will be carried through to fruition.
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