The Road to Serfdom vs Two Treatises on Government: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Road to Serfdom

The Road to Serfdom Friedrich A. von Hayek · 1944 ★★★★☆ 4.1 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Two Treatises on Government

Two Treatises on Government John Locke · 1689 ★★★★☆ 3.9 422 pages · ≈ 7 h 49 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Road to Serfdom higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 26748 votes.
The Road to Serfdom is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Two Treatises on Government.
The Road to Serfdom is the easier read (Challenging), Two Treatises on Government more demanding (Demanding).

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