Political Quotes by Frederic Bastiat

12 Political quotes by Frederic Bastiat

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Frederic Bastiat’s prose cuts to the heart of liberty and market freedom. Though limited to twelve lines, these quotes capture his crisp logic and enduring relevance.

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Treat all economic questions from the viewpoint of the consumer, for the interests of the consumer are the interests of the human…

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When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that…

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It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into…

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Let us first of all frugality in government-peace and freedom we will have as a bonus.

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Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three…

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The law has been perverted, and the powers of the state have become perverted along with it. The law has not only…

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Thus, if there exists a law which sanctions slavery or monopoly, oppression or robbery, in any form whatever, it must not even…

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Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of…

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Who then would not like to see these benefits flow upon the world from the law, as from an inexhaustible source?... But…

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I find it hard to understand why those who demand Unitary Education by the State do not also demand a Unitary Press…

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When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful…

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I believe that my theory is correct; for whatever be the question upon which I am arguing, whether it be religious, philosophical,…

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The politician attempts to remedy the evil by increasing the very thing that caused the evil in the first place: legal plunder.

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The law is the collective organization of the individual's right to lawful defense of his life, liberty and property. When it is used for…

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If every person has the right to defend - even by force - his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that…

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Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons and gendarmes at the…

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Slavery, protection, and monopoly find defenders, not only in those who profit by them, but in those who suffer by them.

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Often the masses are plundered and do not know it.

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Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should guarantee to every citizen the…

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The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.

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There is in all of a strong disposition to believe that anything lawful is also legitimate. This belief is so widespread that many persons…

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I believe that my theory is correct; for whatever be the question upon which I am arguing, whether it be religious, philosophical, political, or…

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The balance of trade is an article of faith.

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There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal. Personally, I cannot imagine a more alarming…

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“And now, after having vainly inflicted upon the social body so many systems, let them end where they ought to have begun—reject all systems,…

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When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages…

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There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one: the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect; the good…

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