Rampart Institute

Rampart Institute is an incorporated non-profit educational foundation officially

launched in 1980 to “bring public awareness to libertarian/individualist ideals
through a unique education program,”[1] and to revive some of the activities
associated with the defunct Colorado Springs-based Rampart College (1963-1975)
and Freedom School (1956-1973).

Contents
Early years
Middle years
Liberty Book Project
Robert LeFevre speech at the April
Later years
19, 1980 banquet to officially launch
References Rampart Institute.
External links

Early years
During the late 1970s, the driving personalities behind the establishment of Rampart
Institute were Robert LeFevre, Kenneth Gregg, Jr., Lawrence Samuels, and Richard
Deyo. This push to create an educational think tank first came to fruition with the
publication of two Santa Ana College speeches by Robert LeFevre in 1978 and
1979, and two booklets, Good Government: Hope or Illusion? and Does
Government Protection Protect?[2][3]

Libertarian historian Kenneth Gregg
Jr. was the first president of Rampart
Institute.
writer Lawrence Samuels. Rampart Institute published two journals, the bi-monthly New Rampart and the quarterly Rampart
Individualist.[5][6]
The inauguration of Rampart Institute was held on April 19, 1980 with a “Tribute to
Robert LeFevre” banquet at The Future of Freedom Conference at Cypress
College.[4] Speakers were: Harry Hoiles of the Freedom Newspapers chain; Richard
Deyo; businessman John Roscoe; attorney Linda Abrams; businessman Chuck
Estes; attorney and one of the founders of the Future of Freedom Conference series,
Shawn Steel; businessman Walt Ryan; Caroline Roper-Deyo; and Richard Radford.
After obtaining 501(c) 3 non-profit status in 1981, Rampart Institute’s first elected
president was libertarian historian Kenneth Gregg Jr. Its first executive director was

Middle years
One of the stated goals published in their 1980 prospectus was to acquire an office building to house LeFevre’s 7,000 “Freedom
Library”, which had been in storage at the Northwood Institute in Dallas, Texas for years.“[7] Other objectives included a publishing
house, speaker’s bureau, research library, periodicals, films, seminars and conferences, and the promotion of Robert LeFevre’s
autarchist-based philosophy.
 Rampart Institute was one of the
main co-sponsors of The Future of
Freedom Conference series from
1980 to 1985. The institute
sponsored the three Freeland
Conferences in 1983, 1984, 1985
and the 1981 and 1982 Keys to
Learning Expos held in Southern
California. Aerospace engineer Gary Hudson
LeFevre’s library, dubbed the “Wilder speaking at the first Freeland
Lane Library” while at Rampart Some of the more noteworthy Conference (1983) sponsored mainly
College in Colorado Springs, was Executive Board members of by Rampart Institute.
sold in the late 1977s to a university
Rampart Institute included author
in Texas.
and objectivist George H. Smith; an
owner of the Love Box Company,
Robert D. Love; vice chairman of the board of Freedom Newspaper, Harry Hoiles;
systems analyst Jane Heider; Los Angeles attorney Linda Abrams; writer and
publisher Richard Radford;author and founder of Rampart College, Robert LeFevre;
businessmen Dennison and Randall Smith; League of Women Non-Voters leader
Caroline Roper-Deyo; bestselling author John Pugsley; and individual feminist
Wendy McElroy.

Liberty Book Project

One of the major projects that Rampart Institute undertook was the editing and
publication of LeFevre’s 52-week audio home study-course called “The
Fundamentals of Liberty”. The 487-page hardback book was published posthumous
in 1988.

Later years
Libertarian feminist and author
In later years, Rampart Institute sponsored a number of “Freeland Forum” events in Wendy McElroy was an early board
Monterey, California. One was a debate between Prof. David R. Henderson and member of Rampart Institute.
Prof. Erika Weis McGrath in May 1993 at Monterey Peninsula College, entitled:
“The 1980s: The Best of Times or the Worst of Times?”[8] A series of co-sponsored
speeches focused on opposing the drug war, with speeches by former San Jose police chiefJoseph McNamara, and Jack Herer, author
of the underground bestseller The Emperor Wears No Clothes.[9][10]

References
1. What is the Future of Rampart Institute, New Rampart , August 1980
2. LeFevre, Robert (1978),Good Government: Hope or Illusion?(http://voluntaryist.com/lefevre/goodgov
.html#.VQom3-
FBngA), Santa Ana: CA: Rampart Institute Press, SLL edition
3. LeFevre, Robert (1979),Does Government Protection Protect?(http://voluntaryist.com/lefevre/protection.html#.VQo
owuFBngA), Santa Ana: CA: Rampart Institute Press, SLL edition
4. “Rampart Institute: Prospectus and Annual Report 1980”(http://rampart.freedom1776.com/)
5. Rampart Institute (http://rampart.freedom1776.com/)
6. Rampart Institute Receives Tax-Deductible Status, New Rampart , October 1981
7. Annual Report and Prospectus Published, New Rampart , October 1980
8. Strictly Business, The Monterey County Herald, May 13, 1993
 9. Newsbriefs: Former Police Chief to Speak Against Drug W ar,… (http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/archives/ne
w/s/2002/feb/21/newsbriefs/former-police-chief-to-speak-against-drug-war-grazing-limited/article_fedabe16-4f91-58e
b-b085-b74565dc57a3.html), Monterey County Weekly, February 21, 2002
10. Speech by Jack Herer (http://fedupfreedom.org/events/jack.htm), FED-UP website, April 8, 2005

External links
Official website (Archive)

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