“One of the strangest phenomena of our time, and one that will probably be a matter of astonishment to our descendants, is… — Frédéric Bastiat Time Copy Share Image
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create… — Frederic Bastiat Anarchy Copy Share Image
“Yes, as long as it is admitted that the law may be diverted from its true mission, that it may violate property… — Frédéric Bastiat Goals Copy Share Image
Law is justice. And it is under the law of justice - under the reign of right; under the influence of liberty,… — Frederic Bastiat Achieve Copy Share Image
...the statement, "The purpose of the law is to cause justice to reign," is not a rigorously accurate statement. It ought to… — Frederic Bastiat Absent Copy Share Image
“I have no doubt that she is sincerely desirous of seeing all the evils of suffering humanity remedied, and that she thinks… — Frédéric Bastiat Copy Share Image
The people who, during the election, were so wise, so moral, so perfect, now have no tendencies whatever; or if they have… — Frederic Bastiat Degradation Copy Share Image
No society can exist if respect for the law does not to some extent prevail; but the surest way to have the… — Frederic Bastiat Citizens Copy Share Image
I find it hard to understand why those who demand Unitary Education by the State do not also demand a Unitary Press… — Frederic Bastiat Cases Copy Share Image
The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be… — Frederic Bastiat Acting Copy Share Image
“The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.” — Frederic Bastiat France Copy Share Image
We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion.… — Frederic Bastiat Economic Copy Share Image
Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of… — Frederic Bastiat Class Copy Share Image
“We hold from God the gift which, as far as we are concerned, contains all others, Life — physical, intellectual, and moral life.” — Frédéric Bastiat Life Copy Share Image
The impulses of my heart are the voice of Nature, which is never mistaken. The institutions that stand in my way are… — Frederic Bastiat Arbitrary Copy Share Image
But we assure the socialists that we repudiate only forced organization, not natural organization. We repudiate the forms of association that are… — Frederic Bastiat Artificial Copy Share Image
And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of… — Frederic Bastiat Association Copy Share Image
“at whatever point of the scientific horizon I start from, I invariably come to the same thing—the solution of the social problem… — Frédéric Bastiat Freedom Copy Share Image
Liberty is an acknowledgement of faith in God and his works. — Frederic Bastiat Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
The mind never fully accepts any convictions that it does not owe to its own efforts. — Frederic Bastiat Accepting Copy Share Image
“I cannot possibly understand how fraternity can be legally enforced without liberty being legally destroyed...” — Frédéric Bastiat Fraternity Copy Share Image
“You must see, then, that the socialist democrats cannot in conscience allow men any liberty, because, by their own nature, they tend… — Frédéric Bastiat Freedom Copy Share Image
It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property, since they pre-exist, and his work is… — Frederic Bastiat Absolute power Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Thus the beneficiaries are spared the shame and danger that their acts would… — Frédéric Bastiat Copy Share Image
