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LIBERTY FROM ALL MASTERS. Copyright © 2020 by Barry C. Lynn. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Names: Lynn, Barry C., author.

Title: Liberty from all masters: the new American autocracy vs. the will of the people / Barry C. Lynn.

Description: First edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2020021884 | ISBN 9781250240620 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250240637 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: United States—Economic conditions—21st century. | Liberty—United States. | Monopolies—United States.

Classification: LCC HC106.84 .L96 2020 | DDC 306.20973—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020021884

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First Edition: 2020