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Trade paperback. 257pp., foreword, editors’ note, selected bibliography, introduction, & index.. Brand new copy, still in publisher’s shrink wrap. A reasoned and scholarly discusion on the morality of capitalism and the market system. Acton {1904-1978}, a moral and political phiosopher, defends the capitalist system and argues that “a free market is a necessary condition for the pursuit of moral excellence.”.. As the editors’ note, “the demise of Marxism and the moral bankruptcy of socialism throughout the world do not end the debate over capitalism”, and Acton’s conclusions still provide a unique and powerful arguement for economic conservatives. A new copy.