All Frederic Bastiat Quotes
- It is indeed a singular thing that people wish to pass laws to nullify the disagreeable consequences that the law of responsibility entails. Will they… Along
- And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun:… Acknowledgment
- There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal. Personally, I cannot imagine a more alarming situation. Alarming
- Let us first of all frugality in government-peace and freedom we will have as a bonus. All
- Who then would not like to see these benefits flow upon the world from the law, as from an inexhaustible source?... But is it possible?...… Benefits
- Legal plunder has two roots: One, as we have just seen, is in human selfishness; the other is in false philanthropy. False
- No society can exist if respect for the law does not to some extent prevail; but the surest way to have the laws respected is… Choose
- Property does not exist because there are laws, but laws exist because there is property. Doe
- The mission of the law is not to oppress persons and plunder them of their property, even though the law may be acting in a… Acting
- Law cannot organize labor and industry without organizing injustice. Cannot Organize
- Property, the right to enjoy the fruits of one's labor, the right to work, to develop, to exercise one's faculties, according to one's own understanding,… According
- When under the pretext of fraternity, the legal code imposes mutual sacrifices on the citizens, human nature is not thereby abrogated. Everyone will then direct… Abrogated
- Men naturally rebel against the injustice of which they are victims. Thus, when plunder is organized by law for the profit of those who make… According
- Treat all economic questions from the viewpoint of the consumer, for the interests of the consumer are the interests of the human race. All
- Justice is achieved only when injustice is absent. Absent
- The people who, during the election, were so wise, so moral, so perfect, now have no tendencies whatever; or if they have any, they are… Any
- If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper. Business
- The balance of trade is an article of faith. Article
- 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 anything… Anarchy
- When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what… Applauds
- I find it hard to understand why those who demand Unitary Education by the State do not also demand a Unitary Press by the State...… Better
- The law has been perverted, and the powers of the state have become perverted along with it. The law has not only been turned from… Abuse
- Try to imagine a system of labor imposed by force that is not a violation of liberty; a transfer of wealth imposed by force that… Agree
- In fact, if law were restricted to protecting all persons, all liberties, and all properties; if law were nothing more than the organized combination of… All
- Repetition may not entertain, but it teaches. Entertain