You need to rent the book for several reasons -Its Purpose: not only dispel misunderstandings about liberalism, but also outright lies of his opponents (right or left), who only defend their chapels in the name of "justice" and "virtues" very questionable, and indeed forget that liberalism is the foundation of our democracy, has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty in the twentieth century, and triumphed without imposing violence (when there has been violence, it is not he who had chosen, as is true the maxim of Montesquieu are trading, not war-arranged a bit ...) of two bloody totalitarianism of the twentieth century -The Clarity of his arguments. Simple and precise, comprehensive enough, although a little punch; I agree with a comment about Keynes, but I think that the author himself critically, not Keynes, but the diversion was done Keynes by anti-liberal politicians (of right or left). Keynesian Keynes would it today? -The Conclusion one must draw: liberalism is neither left nor right. It can not be liberal economically and socially conservative (read The Economist and you will see what a liberal newspaper! It is neither point nor Le Nouvel Observateur) Which is inevitable with a project of this kind is to have short, concise. The consequence is that if the book is useful to liberals convinced or those who have questions, so that they clearly refute wild accusations (I often get myself in conversations with believers dreamed left to have examples and simple answers) can be viewed by nonbelievers gauuche or right as a "little red book" of the Liberals. In other words, while the author hopes his book will want to read the founding texts and their exegetes, I believe it is the will that reverses a better job: it is when you read Locke, Tocqueville, Bastiat and Say Hayek, Raymond Aron, Pierre Manent, Monique Canto-Sperber or (saying nothing of Sophocles and of the Gospels) that you will find this book useful
