Frédéric Bastiat
One of the most eloquent champions of classical liberalism that the world has ever known.
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Affiliation:
Economist/Political philosopher
Location:
Bayonne, France
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Rafel Domenech Irles

Rafel Domenech Irles En Union Editorial teneis las obras de Bastiat. Si no las encontrais en las librerias, las podeis comprar por internet. También las podeis descargar desde los enlaces del Instituto Cato

November 23 at 12:36pm · Report
Per

Per Why are we so historyless? Modern education is such a failure.

What a pity he got such a short time to contribute to mankind.

November 20 at 11:56am · Report
Ben LaMoure

Ben LaMoure If you read only one book on economics/politics, "The Law" is it!
Read it and re-read it. Live it, love it!
http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf

November 16 at 9:29pm · Report
Robert Nef

Robert Nef An old friend. Excellent combination of liberalism and catholicism.

November 1 at 1:23pm · Report
Fred Weiss

Fred Weiss Where is Bastiat's wisdom when it is needed most? The French seem to have forgotten - or long ago chosen to ignore it.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703816204574481280405957234.html?mod=article-outset-box#articleTabs%3Darticle

October 26 at 4:06pm · Report
Fred Weiss
Fred Weiss
You can read my comment by clicking the Comments section of the article.
October 26 at 4:08pm
David Buchner
David Buchner
I was wondering about this when I was reading about him the other day: what was it like for him in France, back then? Were there many similarly clever thinkers throughout the land? Was he a lone voice in the wilderness, just like now? His cleverly sarcastic tone makes me guess the latter.
October 26 at 4:28pm
Chris Knutson
Chris Knutson
Maybe they could stimulate the fashion industry by paying their bureaucrats more.
November 19 at 5:56am
Steve

Steve reading The Law as we speak.... can't believe that I had missed out on it until now...

October 24 at 3:00pm · Report
Steve
Steve
Open at random any book on philosophy, politics, or history,
and you will probably see how deeply rooted in our country
is this idea the child of classical studies, the mother of socialism. In all of them, you will probably find this idea that mankind is merely inert matter, receiving life, organization, morality, and prosperity from the power of ... See Morethe state. And even worse, it will be stated that mankind tends toward degeneration, and is stopped from this downward course only by the mysterious hand of the legislator. Conventional classical thought everywhere says that behind passive society there is a concealed power called law or
legislator (or called by some other terminology that designates some unnamed person or persons of undisputed influence and authority) which moves, controls, benefits, and improves mankind.
October 24 at 3:14pm
Steve
Steve
France, 1849!???
October 24 at 3:15pm
Rainer Erkens

Rainer Erkens But nothing is as brilliant in Bastiat`s work than his description of thoses who want the state to prohibt the sun from shining in order to protect their business as candle producers. Greetings from Brazil. We need more Bastiannism here!

October 23 at 9:47am · Report
Nick Holmes à Court

Nick Holmes à Court "The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else" - Frederic Bastiat

October 19 at 4:32am · Report
Tom Kubica

Tom Kubica http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=99297369976&ref=ts This November 5th: Defenders of Liberty Moneybomb

October 16 at 4:57pm · Report
Sauvik Chakraverti

Sauvik Chakraverti You can download my "The Essential Frederic Bastiat" for free by going here: http://www.box.net/shared/y47ib382px

October 12 at 7:22am · Report
Felix Jasmin

Felix Jasmin What does Jamie Reardon mean?

October 3 at 9:10pm · Report
Emil Petecki

Emil Petecki “Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.”

September 27 at 10:43am · Report
Geo Clarke
Geo Clarke
Great quote, I'll remember that one
October 16 at 10:34am
Dmitriy Kruglyak

Dmitriy Kruglyak If government is going to take over healthcare, why not social networking? Join to demonstrate the stupidity of government meddling in private business!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petition-for-Social-Networking-Public-Option/127886498729?ref=ts

September 13 at 3:59pm · Report
Sudhanshu Neema

Sudhanshu Neema He once said: "If goods do not cross borders, soldiers will."

September 3 at 2:51am · Report
Harrison Scott
September 9 at 6:30pm