[groanup]

Thanks in advance fellow Freepers.

[jwalsh07]

Give her a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

[Happygal]

How old is your daughter?

[OwnershipSociety]

"Man's Search for Meaning"--Victor Frankel

Not a political book at all but the most inspiring story of a man overcoming the greatest odds and finding meaning to it all.

[bubman]

how old is your daughter?

Is she in HS?
College?

[vbmoneyspender]

1984, Animal Farm and Lord of the Rings

[stainlessbanner]

Federalist Papers

[LakeLady]

What's So Great About America
--Dinesh D'Souza

[jwalsh07]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. --Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world."

[Mr. Mojo]

The Road to Serfdom, by F.A. Hayek

Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman

[flashbunny]

"The Law" by Frederic Bastiat.

Short, concise, easy to read. Should be able to find it for less than $5.00. Builds from small, indisputable facts into a solid case for a more limited government.

[listenhillary]

David Horowitz: Radical Son
Ayn Rand:Atlas Shrugged

[RonDog]

ping

[stainlessbanner]

FR link: Help List the 101 BEST CONSERVATIVE BOOKS EVER (This is ALL YOU!)

[elizabetty]

The Diary of Ann Frank

[jocon307]

"Free to Chose" by Milton and Rose (I think it's Rose) Friedman.

Picked it up off handedly one day, as I was on my way to becoming a full fledged member of the VRWC, I think even if I'd been a stone cold socialist it would have won me over. Very simply written, but covers complex ground.

Not to get to high-falutin' about it, but the writing reminded me of C.S. Lewis, in the ability to make complex ideas understandable.

[Sola Veritas]

Not to be excessively cheeky, but I have always found the Bible to be worth reading on almost any topic. The Moseaic Law in the Old Testament would be an interesting start.

[stevem]

If you can find it on Amazon or somewhere: Legacy by James A. Michener

[RonDog]

From amazon.com:

The Road to Serfdom
by F. A. Hayek

Book Description

A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in England in the spring of 1944--when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program--The Road to Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For F. A. Hayek, the collectivist idea of empowering government with increasing economic control would inevitably lead not to a utopia but to the horrors of nazi Germany and fascist Italy.

-- snip --

After thirty-two printings in the United States, The Road to Serfdom has established itself alongside the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and George Orwell for its timeless meditation on the relation between individual liberty and government authority...

[bubman]

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Introduce her to the original work from where Michael Moore based the title of his movie. You know that if your daughter knows Moore's moviee and not the book which inspired the title, we are living in troubled times.

[jstander]

I read Atlas Shrugged when I was 16.